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HER Number:MDV8279
Name:Pillow mound at Whiddon Park

Summary

Square pillow mound and associated features lying within whiddon park. Possible pillow mounds visible on aps. They consist of at least five small rectangular mounds situated in line south of an old field bank on the crest of the hillside (os).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 727 892
Map Sheet:SX78NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishMoretonhampstead
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishMORETONHAMPSTEAD

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78NW/69/1
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PILLOW MOUND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.

Square pillow mound and associated features lying within whiddon park. Possible pillow mounds visible on aps. They consist of at least five small rectangular mounds situated in line south of an old field bank on the crest of the hillside (os).

MODERN?, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV306992.

Vis=2/3/1982 (greeves + thackray) there is a conspicuous mound lying within an area of ridge and furrow nw of a small stone hut (modern?) (worksheet).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV306995.

Osa=sx78nw37.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV306996.

Des=worksheet.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV306997.

Des=ntas/castle drogo,devon/(1985)8+9/in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV306998.

Des=nt/archaeological site monitoring report/(1994).

National Trust, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV52.

Vis=10/4/1994 (parsons) mound in moderate condition, with slight damage from sheep (nt).

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

Line of rectangular mounds visible.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV148Migrated Record:
SDV306992Report - Survey: MODERN?.
SDV306995Migrated Record:
SDV306996Migrated Record:
SDV306997Migrated Record:
SDV306998Migrated Record:
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #108316 ]
SDV52Migrated Record: National Trust.

Associated Monuments

MDV20578Part of: Rabbit Warren in Whiddon Park, Moretonhampstead (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6046 - Archaeological Survey of National Trust Teign Valley Properties (Ref: 6764)

Date Last Edited:Apr 1 2022 9:31AM