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| HER Number: | MDV56818 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound at Trowlesworthy Warren |
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Summary
Pillow mound on the lower north facing slope of little Trowlesworthy Tor. This pillow mound lies on top of an earlier boundary bank and survives as a 190 metres by 3.5 metres by 1.4 metres high, flat topped, sub-rectangular mound of soil and stone. The 1.8 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep ditch from which material was quarried during its construction surrounds the mound. Two gullies leading from the ditch probably represent animal runs. This pillow mound is probably the longest on dartmoor.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 572 650 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/240/41
- Old SAM Ref: 24232
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (XVII to XIX - 1700 AD to 1850 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140679, 3/4/1995 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Pillow mound on the lower north facing slope of little Trowlesworthy Tor. This pillow mound lies on top of an earlier boundary bank and survives as a 190 metres by 3.5 metres by 1.4 metres high, flat topped, sub-rectangular mound of soil and stone. The 1.8 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep ditch from which material was quarried during its construction surrounds the mound. Two gullies leading from the ditch probably represent animal runs. This pillow mound is probably the longest on dartmoor.
Pye, A., 1992, Archaeological Watching Brief on the ECC Lee Moor works leat corridoor in the Upper Plym Valley, 8 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV165953.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, Map 51 (Monograph). SDV137656.
National Trust and English Heritage, 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape, Page 73, number 102.195 (Report - non-specific). SDV166309.
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 51. [Mapped feature: #95634 ] |
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| SDV165953 | Report - Watching Brief: Pye, A.. 1992. Archaeological Watching Brief on the ECC Lee Moor works leat corridoor in the Upper Plym Valley. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 92.60. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 8. |
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| SDV166309 | Report - non-specific: National Trust and English Heritage. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. 102.130. A4 Comb Bound. Page 73, number 102.195. |
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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 140679, 3/4/1995. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25265 | Related to: Bank at Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV56759 | Related to: Enclosure south of River Plym at Trowlesworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV56850 | Related to: Pillow mound 415 metres north-east of Trowlesworthy Warren House (Monument) |
| MDV56851 | Related to: Pillow mound north-east of Trowlesworthy Warren House (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 18 2015 10:16AM |
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