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HER Number:MDV28128
Name:Possible pillow mound south of High House Waste farmstead

Summary

Possible pillow mound enclosed by a wall or bank on NMR 1977 aerial image at SX 6103 6230.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 610 623
Map Sheet:SX66SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishCornwood
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishCORNWOOD

Protected Status

  • SHINE: High House. Stone walls and earthworks of deserted post-medieval farmstead and field system and medieval pillow mound

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/242
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PILLOW MOUND (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV142458.

Aph=nmr sx6162/3(14/4/1977).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Possible pillow mound enclosed by a wall or bank on NMR 1977 aerial image at SX 6103 6230.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV142458Aerial Photograph:
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.

Associated Monuments

MDV4357Related to: Deserted farmstead on High-House Waste, Cornwood (Monument)
MDV27923Related to: Medieval Field system at Hawns, Cornwood (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 14 2023 2:22PM