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| HER Number: | MDV55312 |
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| Name: | Gully by pillow mound north-east of Little Trowlesworthy Tor |
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Summary
A V-shaped gully lies immediately west of the upper end of the pillow mound (MDV55310). The western arm is 17m long, 0.9m wide, 0.25m deep, and leads into the south-western corner of the mound's ditch. Probably a vermin trap.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 577 646 |
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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/198/21
- Old SAM Ref: 24120(P)
- Pastscape: 439294
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- VERMIN TRAP (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 140357 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(05/04/1995) V-shaped gully. The western arm measures 17m long, 1m wide and 0.3m deep and the eastern arm which is 13m long, 0.9m wide and 0.25m deep leads into the south-western corner of the ditch surrounding the pillow mound (MDV55310).
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 / 102.390b (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Ancient Monuments, 2000, Pillow mound and V-shaped gully 350m north-west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor (Schedule Document). SDV166932.
A V-shaped gully lies immediately west of the upper end of the pillow mound (MDV55310). The western arm is 17m long, 0.9m wide, 0.25m deep, and leads into the south-western corner of the mound's ditch. Probably a vermin trap.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Curving ditch visible on aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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 / 102.390b. |
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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 140357. |
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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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| SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #125468 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14148 | Part of: Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55310 | Related to: Pillow mound north-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 12:28PM |
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