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| HER Number: | MDV29988 |
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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 18.5 metres by 8.5 metres by 0.8 metres high.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 581 647 |
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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/272
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (XIX to World War II - 1807 AD to 1939 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Report - Evaluation). SDV1.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
'pillow mound' shown on aerial photograph transcription - no reference given for the photograph.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140750, 15/4/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Pillow mound ‘I’ at SX58136470. Measures 18.5 metres by 8.5 metres by 0.8 metres high. The eastern end of the mound is denoted by a large earth fast rock. The surrounding ditch is 2 metres wide and up to 0.4 metres deep. A gully which may represent an animal run and or drainage ditch lies east and north of this mound.
National Trust and English Heritage, 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape, Site no.102 539, page 160 (Report - non-specific). SDV166309.
Sub-rectangular earthen mound surrounded by a ditch, 2.0 metres wide and 0.4 metres deep. One of a series of pillow mounds on the right bank of Spanish Lake. The ditch continues beyond the western end for 25 metres, to Spanish Lake. Mound and ditch are flanked on north and east sides by bank and outer ditch. SX5811 6470. Dimensions 18.5 metres by 8.5 metres by 0.8 metres high.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV1 | Report - Evaluation: A4 Stapled. |
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| 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.102 539, page 160. |
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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 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. 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. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #86686 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13511 | Part of: Willings Walls Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 3 2015 12:47PM |
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