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| HER Number: | MDV56847 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound at Little Trowlesworthy Tor |
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Summary
Pillow mound survives as a 28m by 7.5m by 0.8m high, flat topped, sub rectangular mound of soil and stones. A ditch surrounds the mound and survives as a 3.3m wide and 0.8m deep hollow. A 1.5m wide and 0.3m deep gully leading north-north-west from the northern end of the pillow mound may represent an animal run in which vermin and rabbits were trapped.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 578 646 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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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: SX56SE/534
- Old SAM Ref: 28798
- Pastscape: 439294
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140498 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(05/04/1995) Pillow mound survives as a 28m by 7.5m by 0.8m high, flat topped, sub rectangular mound of soil and stones. A ditch surrounds the mound and survives as a 3.3m wide and 0.8m deep hollow. A 1.5m wide and 0.3m deep gully leading north-north-west from the northern end of the pillow mound may represent an animal run in which vermin and rabbits were trapped.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, Map 51 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Pillow mound depicted by Butler.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 95-6, 102.391 + 398 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Depicted on 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
| 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. |
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| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 95-6, 102.391 + 398. |
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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 140498. |
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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: #125486 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55310 | Related to: Pillow mound north-east of Little Trowlesworthy Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2020 3:44PM |
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