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| HER Number: | MDV55310 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound north-east of Little Trowlesworthy Tor |
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Summary
Pillow mound forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren. Survives as a 16.5m by 7.5m by 0.7m high, flat topped, rectangular mound of soil and stone surrounded by the 2.7m wide and 0.3m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 646 |
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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/198/28
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/549
- Old SAM Ref: 24120
- Old SAM Ref: 24120(P)
- Pastscape: 439294
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 431 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140355 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(05/04/1995) Pillow mound forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren.
Survives as a 16.5m by 7.5m by 0.7m high, flat topped, rectangular mound of soil and stone surrounded by the 2.7m wide and 0.3m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West (Monograph). SDV137656.
Robertson, J. G., 1994, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley, 254-6 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV139549.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 94/ 102.390a (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Ancient Monuments, 2000, Pillow mound and V-shaped gully 350m north-west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor (Schedule Document). SDV166932.
Pillow mound and V-shaped gully 350m north-west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren. Pillow mound is 16.5m long, 7.5m wide, 0.7m high. Flat topped, rectangular mound of soil and stone surrounded by 2.7m wide, 0.3m ditch.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Depicted on the GIS survey layer based on this survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
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. |
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| SDV139549 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Robertson, J. G.. 1994. The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley. Edinburgh University. Unknown. 254-6. |
| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 94/ 102.390a. |
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| SDV166932 | Schedule Document: Ancient Monuments. 2000. Pillow mound and V-shaped gully 350m north-west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor. The Schedule of Monuments. Unknown. |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140355. |
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| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 431. |
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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #125467 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14148 | Part of: Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55312 | Related to: Gully by pillow mound north-east of Little Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
| MDV56847 | Related to: Pillow mound at Little Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
| MDV55309 | Related to: Pillow mound east of Little Trowlesworthy Tor (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 12:19PM |
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