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HER Number:MDV79273
Name:Pair of pillow mounds, Ditsworthy Warren

Summary

Pair of pillow mounds in field 85 meters north-west of Ditsworthy Warren House.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 583 663
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEEPSTOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PILLOW MOUND (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Whitbourn, A., 2001, An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren, 40, Map 10 (Report - Assessment). SDV360381.

Mounds (8A) and Mound (8B) to the north-west of Ditsworthy House.
Mound (8A) to the west is trapezoid in shape 11.4 metres long by 3.6 - 4.3 metres wide with a kerb around the base and up to 0.9 metres high.
Mound (8B) to the east is oval in shape 12.5 metres long by 3.9 - 6 metres wide with no kerb but up to 1 metre high.


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

Pair of pillow mounds dipicted on English Heritage GIS survey layer. Map object based on this Source.


GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.


Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV345855Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Survey Information (miscellaneous date). English Heritage. Digital.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital.
SDV346129Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #106075 ]
SDV360381Report - Assessment: Whitbourn, A.. 2001. An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren. A4 Comb Bound. 40, Map 10.

Associated Monuments

MDV14142Part of: Ditsworthy Warren, Sheepstor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor
  • EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
  • EDV7551 - Ditsworthy Warren: An archaeological investigation
  • EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area

Date Last Edited:Aug 17 2018 12:29PM