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HER Number:MDV29181
Name:Pillow mound west of settlement to the west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Pillow mound of 7 metres by 5 metres by 0.8 metres high to the west of the large settlement to the west of Little Mis Tor

Location

Grid Reference:SX 553 763
Map Sheet:SX57NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/10
  • Old SAM Ref: 28788(P)
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX57NE29

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX57NE29, SX57NE29 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV226449.

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

Visible on aerial photograph.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143918 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 16th November 1994. Pillow mound at SX55377636. Survives as a 7 metres by 5 metres and 0.8 metres high, flat topped, oval mound of soil and stone surrounded on 4 sides by the 1.5 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep ditch from which construction material was quarried.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Visible on aerial photograph.

Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.

Pillow mound shown on modern mapping.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV226449Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX57NE29. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown. SX57NE29.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 143918.
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.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138705 ]
SDV364674Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV14150Part of: Merrivale Warren, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV27080Related to: Pillow mound on west slope of Great Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV57402Related to: Pillow mound south-west of Great Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV57403Related to: Pillow mound west of settlement west of Little Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV15706Related to: Pillow mounds south-west of Great Mis Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 27 2022 12:47PM