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| HER Number: | MDV26111 |
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| Name: | Probable pillow mound west of Dunnabridge Plantation |
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Summary
Turf-covered earthen mound is 12m long, 3.7m to 3.9m wide and it has a maximum height of 0.6m. It has squarish ends, its top is superficially disturbed and it is surrounded by a heavily silted ditch. There is no trace of surface stone in the mound. Probable pillow mound, however uncharacteristically situated on a level floodplain rather than a slope and surface water accumulates here. The silted ditch immediately to the north (MDV26110) of the mound may have provided the necessary drainage as well as acting as a barrier for the rabbits along with the adjacent Cherry Brook and West Dart River.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 630 738 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW149
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 907368
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/302
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1969 - 1976, NMR SX6373, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV234379.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Pillow mound visible beside the West Dart river, partly enclosed by a ?wall.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(21/01/1988) SX 63087389. This turf-covered earthen mound is 12m long, 3.7m to 3.9m wide and it has a maximum height of 0.6m. It has squarish ends, its top is superficially disturbed and it is surrounded by a heavily silted ditch. There is no trace of surface stone in the mound.
It is most probably a pillow mound, however it is uncharacteristically situated on a level floodplain rather than a slope (c/f SX 67 SW 12, 7 & 8) and here surface water easily accumulates. The silted ditch immediately to the north of the mound may have provided the necessary drainage as well as acting as a barrier for the rabbits along with the adjacent Cherry Brook and West Dart River.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV234379 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1969 - 1976. NMR SX6373. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1. |
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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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| 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. [Mapped feature: #137821 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26110 | Related to: Drainage ditch west of Dunnabridge Plantation (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8639 - Princehall Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 10 2022 10:32AM |
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