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HER Number: | MDV55273 |
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Name: | Pillow mound 700 metres north-east of Merrivale Bridge |
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Summary
This pillow mound survives as an 8 metre long, 5.2 metre wide and 1.4 metre high, flat topped, oval shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded by the 1.5 metre wide and 0.4 metre deep ditch from which material was quarried during its construction.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 556 754 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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 | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/13/10
- Old SAM Ref: 24208(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV227849.
Nar=sx57ne29.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV227850.
Butler, j. /dartmoor atlas of antiquities/2(1991)82.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., Des=mpp/133464. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Vis=8/9/1994 (gerrard) pillow mound survives as an 8m by 5.2m by 1.4m high, flat topped, oval shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on 4 sides by the 1.5m wide and 0.4m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried (mpp).
English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.
This monument includes a pillow mound situated on the gentle west facing slope of Over Tor overlooking the valley of the River Walkham. This mound forms part of Merrivale Warren, which includes at least 27 pillow mounds scattered along the lower slopes of Great Mis Tor, Little Mis Tor and Over Tor. It has been suggested that many of the pillow mounds within the Merrivale Warren may be of medieval date because of their unusual oval shape and association with a nearby medieval settlement. Most of the pillow mounds, including this one, lie within the Merrivale Newtake, but some lie on open moorland just outside the intake wall. This pillow mound survives as an 8m long, 5.2m wide and 1.4m high, flat topped, oval shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded by the 1.5m wide and 0.4m deep ditch from which material was quarried during its construction.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV227849 | National Monuments Record Database: |
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SDV227850 | Migrated Record: |
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. Des=mpp/133464.. |
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SDV357602 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV14150 | Part of: Merrivale Warren with nearly 30 pillow mounds, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Oct 14 2022 12:14PM |
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