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| HER Number: | MDV55261 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound 210m east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor |
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Summary
Pillow mound forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren. Survives as a 9m by 4m by 0.8m high, flat topped, oblong shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on four sides by the ditch from which construction material was quarried. The ditch survives as a 3m wide and 0.25m deep hollow on the south and east sides of the mound and elsewhere as a buried feature. The north and east sides of the mound are revetted with drystone walling, which may survive elsewhere as a buried feature.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 577 643 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX 56 SE 66
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/198/82
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/198/84/7
- Old SAM Ref: 24245
- Pastscape: 439294
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Haynes, R. G., Map of Trowlesworthy Warren (Cartographic). SDV165949.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130938 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(24/03/1994) Pillow mound forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren. Survives as a 9m by 4m by 0.8m high, flat topped, oblong shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on four sides by the ditch from which construction material was quarried. The ditch survives as a 3m wide and 0.25m deep hollow on the south and east sides of the mound and elsewhere as a buried feature. The north and east sides of the mound are revetted with drystone walling, which may survive elsewhere as a buried feature.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, Map 51 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Depicted bu Butler.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 29/102.079 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Two courses of foundation stones visible at base of earthen mound. Ditch does not survive. Measures 8.5m by 5m by 0.4m high. Oriented north-east by south-west.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Depicted on the GIS survey layer based on the 2002 survey visits.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. Map 51. |
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| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 29/102.079. |
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| SDV165949 | Cartographic: Haynes, R. G.. Map of Trowlesworthy Warren. Unknown. |
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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 130938. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #95178 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14148 | Part of: Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2020 3:56PM |
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