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| HER Number: | MDV55472 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound in Hentor Warren |
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Summary
Pillow mound and linear gully forming part of Hentor Warren. Mound survives as a 9m by 4m by 1m high, flat topped, sub rectangular mound of soil and stone surrounded by the 1m wide and 0.5m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 593 661 |
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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/236/26
- Old SAM Ref: 24230(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 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 140463, 31/05/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(SX 5938 6621) Pillow mound and linear gully forming part of Hentor Warren. Mound survives as a 9m by 4m by 1m high, flat topped, sub rectangular mound of soil and stone surrounded by the 1m wide and 0.5m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried.
A 130m long, 1m wide and 0.3m deep gully runs s up the hillslope towards the mound, but deviates south-east just before reaching the mound, and does not connect with it as shown in the National Trust survey. Gullies such as this are generally considered to be drains, though this one clearly could not have carried out this function since it does not lead from the mound's ditch. A more plausible explanation is that it served as an animal run leading to vermin traps or snares.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 264/ 102.961+962 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Depicted on survey layer.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 264/ 102.961+962. |
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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 140463, 31/05/1995. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #122016 ] |
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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
| 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: | Sep 30 2019 4:34PM |
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