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| HER Number: | MDV135234 |
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| Name: | Pillow Mound 188 metres north-east of Crockern, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Pillow mound of 11.6 metres long by 4.9 metres wide by 1.6 metres 188 metres north-east of Crockern forming part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 611 758 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/235/5
- Old SAM Ref: 34556.4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX67NW72, SX67NW72 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV254256.
Pattison, P., 1989, Crockern Survey, !:10000 Plan (Report - Survey). SDV257747.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
'Pillow Mounds' shown on modern mapping.
Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1020881 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.
The monument, which falls into four separate areas of protection, includes six pillow mounds situated near Crockern overlooking the West Dart River within Crockern Newtake. The northernmost pillow mound stands alone and survives as a 11.6 metres long, 4.9 metres wide and 1.6 metres high, round-topped, rectangular-shaped mound of soil and stone, surrounded on three sides by the 2.8 metres wide and 0.6 metres deep ditch from which material was quarried during its construction. The edges of the mound are formed by drystone coursed walling and edge set orthostats. These pillow mounds form 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. A warren is known to have been established in this area in 1895 by James Saltroun of Powder Mills and was abandoned sometime before 1914. Some of the pillow mounds may however belong to an earlier undocumented warren.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV254256 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX67NW72. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX67NW72. |
| SDV257747 | Report - Survey: Pattison, P.. 1989. Crockern Survey. !:10000 Plan. |
| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #143099 ] |
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| SDV365835 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. 1020881. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV28592 | Part of: Pillow mounds near Crockern (Monument) |
| MDV121045 | Related to: Crockern Tor Farmstead, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV66160 | Related to: Pillow Mound 70 metres east of Crockern, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66159 | Related to: Pillow Mound 70 metres east of Crockern, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66157 | Related to: Pillow Mound 90 metres north of Crockern, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66158 | Related to: Pillow mound 90 metres north-east of Crockern, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66161 | Related to: Pillow Mound 95 metres east of Crockern, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV57565 | Related to: Pillow mound in the northern corner of the warren 246 metres to the north of Crockern, Dartnoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV135265 | Related to: Pillow mound in the western corner of the warren 130 metres to the north of Crockern, Dartnoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8642 - Crockern Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 30 2024 3:06PM |
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