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| HER Number: | MDV18421 |
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| Name: | Pillow mounds south-west of Tor Royal Farm |
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Summary
Two fairly well preserved ditched pillow mounds at the foot of Royal Hill at 390m OD. They measure 10.0m long, a maximum 3.9m wide and 0.8m high. Both have been mutilated by rabbit burrows. Their ditches from 1.5m to 2.0m wide and about 0.4m deep are silted, especially at each end.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 604 729 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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 | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Medieval pillow mound for housing rabbits, in a field south-east of Tor Royal Farm
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Medieval pillow mound for housing rabbits, in a field south-east of Tor Royal Farm
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW192
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 619853
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/144
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV262595.
Des=dnp survey (6") of tor royal farm/(1982)in smr. Two pillow mounds in field sw of tor royal farm - one at above ngr, the other at sx60457288 (dnp).
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(10/02/1989) SX 60457291; SX 60457300. These two fairly well preserved ditched pillow mounds occupy a gentle W slope at the foot of Royal Hill at 390m OD. They lie, roughly parallel, down the slope in an enclosed, stone-free arable field.
Very little stone is evident in these earthen mounds which are flat-topped, square-ended and measure 10.0m long, a maximum 3.9m wide and 0.8m high. Both have been mutilated by rabbit burrows. Their ditches from 1.5m to 2.0m wide and about 0.4m deep are silted, especially at each end.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV262595 | Migrated Record: |
| 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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #82233 ] |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8628 - Tor Royal Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 11 2022 3:33PM |
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