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| HER Number: | MDV15706 |
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| Name: | Pillow mounds south-west of Great Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Vis=19/10/1978 (os) on sw slope of great mis tor, six pillow mounds within a newtake. Size varies from 8m to 6m to 14m by 11m by 1.8m high. All are of earth, some revetted, most have ditches which average 1m wide and 0.3m deep.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 555 762 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NE38
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439677
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/69
- Old SAM Ref: 28788
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV240592.
Aph=raf/f64/58/6399,41-42/(2/7/1964).
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV240593.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk/2149 3175(11/6/1947).
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX57NE38 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV240591.
(19/10/1978) SX 555762. On the south west slope of Great Mis Tor are six pillow mounds scattered within a newtake. The size of the mounds vary from 8.0m by 6.0m to one which is 14.0m by 11.0m and 1.8m high. They are all constructed of earth, some have revetting and most of them have ditches which average 1.0m wide and 0.3m. deep.
Surveyed at 1:10 000 on PFD.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Five pillow mounds visible and recorded.
Newman, P., 1995, Field Survey in the Walkham Valley, 4-5 (Article in Serial). SDV275799.
Pillow mounds scattered along the slopes around Walkham Valley are evidence of post-Medieval activity associated with the 18th or 19th century Merrivale Warren.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV240591 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX57NE38. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV240592 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV240593 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV275799 | Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1995. Field Survey in the Walkham Valley. Dartmoor Tin Working Research Group Newsletter. 9. Unknown. 4-5. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14150 | Part of: Merrivale Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV29181 | Related to: Pillow mound west of settlement to the west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 27 2022 12:50PM |
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