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| HER Number: | MDV29985 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound in Willings Walls Warren |
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Summary
One of a row of at least a dozen, arranged along the banks of Spanish Lake. Warren dates to the early 19th century and was worked with Hentor Warren until the 1930s. Mound measures 14.9 metres by 5.3 metres by 0.8 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 581 645 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/275
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (XIX to World War II - 1807 AD to 1939 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
'Pillow mound' shown on aerial photograph transcription - no reference given for photograph.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140750, 15/4/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Pillow mound E at SX58186457. Measures 14.9 metres by 5.3 metres by 0.8 metres high. The mound is retained by a drystone revetment which is visible in places and survives elsewhere as a buried feature. The surrounding ditch is 2 metres wide and 0.1 metres deep. A 0.9 metre wide and 0.3 metres wide gully curving around the south and east sides of the mound may represent an animal run.
National Trust and English Heritage, 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape, site no.102 536, page 159 (Report - non-specific). SDV166309.
One of a series of pillow mounds on the right bank of Spanish Lake. Sub-rectangular earthen mound surrounded by a ditch, 1 metre wide and 0.3 metres deep. Traces of the stone foundation are visible around the sides. Dimensions 15.5 metres by 6.5 metres by 0.75 metres high.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-HT2 (Worksheet). SDV362781.
(11/03/2020) Condition assessed as Moderate; vegetation growth is main damage agent.
Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.
Image taken during March 2020 visit.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166309 | Report - non-specific: National Trust and English Heritage. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. 102.130. A4 Comb Bound. site no.102 536, page 159. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140750, 15/4/1995. |
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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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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #86683 ] |
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| SDV362781 | Worksheet: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording forms. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. UP-HT2. |
| SDV363073 | Photograph: Various. 2018-2020. PALs Condition Recording photographs. PALs Condition Assessment Project Forms. Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV13511 | Part of: Willings Walls Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 10 2020 3:10PM |
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