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| HER Number: | MDV55405 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound north of Hentor Meadow |
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Summary
Pillow mound consists of a 26m by 5m by 0.6m high, flat topped, sub rectangular mound of soil and stone surrounded by the 1.8m wide and 0.5m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried. Leading away from the north-west corner of the construction ditch is a 70m long, 4m wide and 0.3m deep gully.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 587 659 |
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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: SX56NE133
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/236/5
- Old SAM Ref: 24230(P)
- Pastscape: 438876
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset. (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
MPP 140407, 11/04/1996 Pillow mound lies within a medieval field and forms part of Hentor Warren. It survives as a 26m by 5m by 0.6m high, flat topped, sub rectangular mound of soil and stone surrounded by the 1.8m wide and 0.5m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried. Leading away from the north-west corner of the construction ditch is a 70m long, 4m wide and 0.3m deep gully.
Another south-east by north-west trending gully lies north-east of the mound and this survives as a 45m long, 1.3m wide and 0.6m deep hollow. These gullies may represent a system of animal runs in which rabbits and vermin could have been trapped. In the past, gullies such as these have been seen as drainage ditches. However location, shape and alignment of many including these ones, indicates very clearly that they could not have had a drainage function. Their close association with vermin traps in several instances suggests very strongly that they are much more likely to represent animal runs.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, map 49 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 206/102.810 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Depicted on survey.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on aerial image.
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. map 49. |
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| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 206/102.810. |
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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. |
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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: #122259 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13510 | Part of: Hentor Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 14 2019 2:36PM |
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