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Summary

Isolated pillow mound of 9.5 metres by 5 metres by 0.9 metres high in the north-west corner of the rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020878: Pillow mound 670m WNW of Longaford Tor forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67NW?
• National Monuments Record: SX67NW251
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1377251
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 442721?
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/117/22
• Old SAM Ref: 34553

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 2000 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(1989 Cherrybrook + Longaford survey)

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 157069 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(19/4/2002) SX 6091 7804 Pillow mound 670m west-north-west of Littaford Tors, forming part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors. This pillow mound is situated within Longaford newtake on a south facing slope overlooking the West Dart river.
The pillow mound survives as a 9.5m long, 5m wide and 0.9m high, flat topped, oblong shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on three sides by the 2.5m wide and 0.6m deep ditch from which material was quarried during its construction. This pillow mound forms an outlying part of a substantial warren which survives on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors and includes at least 26 pillow mounds and a warreners' house.

Ancient Monuments, 2003, Schedule note (Schedule Document). SDV259355.

(18/03/2003) Pillow mound located 670 metres northwest of Longaford Tor, forming an outlier of the warren created within Longaford Newtake.The mound is 9.5 metres long, 5 metres wide and 0.9 metres high and surrounded on three sides by a ditch 2.5 metres wide and 0.6 metres deep.

English Heritage, 2005, Survey Information (miscellaneous date) (Report - Survey). SDV345855.

Pillow mound shown on survey.

Historic England, 2022, National Heritage List for England, 1020878 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364675.

This monument includes a pillow mound situated within Longaford Newtake on a south-facing slope overlooking the West Dart River. The pillow mound survives as a 9.5 metres long, 5 metres wide and 0.9 metres high, flat-topped, oblong-shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on three sides by the 2.5 metres wide and 0.6 metres deep ditch from which material was quarried during its construction. This pillow mound forms an outlying part of a substantial warren which survives on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors and includes at least 32 pillow mounds and a warreners' house.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8644 - Cherrybrook and Longford Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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