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| HER Number: | MDV54690 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound north-west of Stannon Tor |
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Summary
A well preserved ditched pillow mound is located in open moorland immediately above an extensive area of disused tin streamworkings. It lies down a steep W-facing boulder-covered slope. Measuring 21.0m long, 2.7m wide and 1.4m high it comprises an earthen core with a drystone revetted face on both long sides. The parallel silted side ditches are on average 1.5m wide and 0.7m deep; they do not appear to continue around each end.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 639 813 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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: SX68SW116
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 625517
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/155
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/08/1990) SX 63958139. A well preserved ditched pillow mound is located in open moorland at 398m OD immediately above an extensive area of disused tin streamworkings (SX 68 SW 112). It lies down a steep W-facing boulder-covered slope.
Measuring 21.0m long, 2.7m wide and 1.4m high it comprises an earthen core with a drystone revetted face on both long sides. The parallel silted side ditches are on average 1.5m wide and 0.7m deep; they do not appear to continue around each end.
Rabbits are currently utilizing the mound and gain access to the core through small gaps in the revettment.
Similar revetted pillow mounds occur on the steep W-facing slope of the West Dart River (SX 67 NW 124).
Gerrard, S., 1993-2010, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
(31/03/1998) Considered under MPP but not recommended for scheduling. Too narrow and revetted to be a pillow mound. Looks like a short length of double-faced walling.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2010. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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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. M. J. Fletcher. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27274 | Related to: Streamworking on the East Dart River and Lade Hill Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8650 - Great Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 9 2022 3:47PM |
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