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| HER Number: | MDV6524 |
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| Name: | Pillow Mound 340 metres south of Rowbrook Farm |
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Summary
Post Medieval pillow mound to the south of Rowbrook Farm
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 684 721 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Dartmeet Parallel Reave System. Earthworks of an extensive area of prehistoric remains including complex field system, numerous hut circles, enclosures and cairns, overlain by medieval remains including Vaghill Warren, farmsteads and a large field syste
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SE90
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443119
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/127
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX67SE90
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, XVI to XVIII - 1600 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223, 5302-3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV147275.
Other details: Part lv.
Linehan, C. D., 1966, Deserted Sites and Rabbit-Warrens on Dartmoor, Devon, 132-3 (Article in Serial). SDV307246.
A pillow mound lies on the spur of Logator Rocks (Luckey Tor on OS 6") at SX 68487211.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1971 - 1978, SS71NW2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV344303.
Pillow mound shown on modern mapping.
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6672/1, 80-5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV244382.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, 1018 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX67SE90 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV257715.
(03/06/1980) There are two pillow mounds in the area, both probably part of Vaghill Warren (SX 67 SE 87). The example at SX 68487212 is 20.0m. long, 7.0m. wide and 1.5m. high, with a ditch 1.5m. wide and 0.3m. deep. It is situated on a small flat topped knoll, the edge of which seems to have been embanked with clearance stone. The other pillow mound at SX 68337229 (a) is of similar size but aligned on a south-east slope.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX67SE (Cartographic). SDV345957.
Visible on aerial photograph.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, 123 (Monograph). SDV299725.
Pillow mounds for rabbits were constructed around the head of the Rowbrook and along the east and south flanks of Vag Hill in the 17th century. Other details: Maps 12 +13.
Gerrard, S., 2004, List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor (Un-published). SDV345444.
Pillow mounds and vermin traps south of Rowbrook Farm were considered for designation as Scheduled Ancient Monuments in 2004. Other details: Site 47.
National Monuments Record, 2010, 443119 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV346012.
Pillow mound near Logator rocks measuring 20 metres in length, 7 metres wide and 1.5 metres high with a ditch 1.5 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep. It is situated on a small flat topped knoll, the edge of which seems to have been embanked with clearance stone. It is probably part of Vaghill Warren. Other details: SX67SE90.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV147275 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 5302-3. |
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| SDV244382 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6672/1. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 80-5. |
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| SDV257715 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX67SE90. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV299725 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. 123. |
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| SDV307246 | Article in Serial: Linehan, C. D.. 1966. Deserted Sites and Rabbit-Warrens on Dartmoor, Devon. Medieval Archaeology. 10. Digital. 132-3. |
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| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. 1018. |
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| SDV344303 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1971 - 1978. SS71NW2. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #97766 ] |
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| SDV345444 | Un-published: Gerrard, S.. 2004. List of Sites Remaining to be Considered for Designation on Dartmoor. Digital. |
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| SDV345957 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX67SE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV346012 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2010. 443119. National Monuments Record Database. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26349 | Related to: ENCLOSURE in the Parish of Widecombe in the Moor (Monument) |
| MDV26481 | Related to: Pillow Mound south of Rowbrook Farm (Monument) |
| MDV59505 | Related to: Pillow Mound south-west of Luckey Tor (Monument) |
| MDV59506 | Related to: Pillow Mound south-west of Luckey Tor (Monument) |
| MDV30102 | Related to: Vermin Trap south of Rowbrook Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 9 2022 8:26AM |
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