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| HER Number: | MDV55318 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound 610m south-south-west of Ditsworthy Warren House |
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Summary
Pillow mound forming part of Willings Walls Warren. Survives as a 29m by 6m by 0.5m high, flat topped, rectangular mound of soil and stone surrounded by the 1.8m wide and 0.2m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried. The entire eastern side and part of the west are revetted by drystone walling.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 581 657 |
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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 NE 135
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/237/2
- Old SAM Ref: 24221
- Pastscape: 438879
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Brewer, D., 1986, A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor, 52-4 (Monograph). SDV309252.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140379 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(01/05/1995) Pillow mound forming part of Willings Walls Warren. Survives as a 29m by 6m by 0.5m high, flat topped, rectangular mound of soil and stone surrounded by the 1.8m wide and 0.2m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried. The entire eastern side and part of the west are revetted by drystone walling.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 208, 102.815 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Depicted on the GIS survey layer based in 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
| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 208, 102.815. |
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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 140379. |
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| SDV309252 | Monograph: Brewer, D.. 1986. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. A field guide to the boundary markers on and around Dartmoor. Unknown. 52-4. |
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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). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13511 | Related to: Willings Walls Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 5 2020 12:21PM |
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