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| HER Number: | MDV55315 |
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| Name: | Two pillow mounds 510m south west of Ditsworthy Warren House |
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Summary
Two pillow mounds forming part of Willings Walls Warren. The northern pillow mound survives as a 13.4m by 5m by 1.2m high, flat topped, oblong mound of soil and stone, whilst the southern one is 12.3m long, 5m wide and 1.2m high. They lie on top of earlier alluvial tin streamworking earthworks.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 580 659 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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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: SX56NE/237/1
- Old SAM Ref: 24218
- Pastscape: 439294
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140375 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(01/05/1995) Two pillow mounds forming part of Willings Walls Warren, at SX 5803 6592 and SX 5804 6591. The northern pillow mound survives as a 13.4m by 5m by 1.2m high, flat topped, oblong mound of soil and stone, whilst the southern one is 12.3m long, 5m wide and 1.2m high. They lie on top of earlier alluvial tin streamworking earthworks.
No ditches are visible around these mounds, and whilst they may survive as buried features, it does seem much more likely that spoil from nearby dumps was utilised to form these particular mounds.
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.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140375. |
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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: #125502 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13511 | Part of: Willings Walls Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV13510 | Related to: Hentor Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
| MDV55316 | Related to: STREAMWORKS in the Parish of Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 5 2020 10:34AM |
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