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HER Number: | MDV25091 |
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Name: | Pillow mound 840 metres north-east of Trowlesworthy Warren House |
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Summary
29 metre by 6 metre by 1.3 metre high, flat topped, oblong shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on four sides by the 2.4 metre wide and 0.4 metre deep ditch from which construction material was quarried.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 575 651 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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District | South Hams |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/240/19
- Old SAM Ref: 24242
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 431 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK, 1190 (Aerial Photograph). SDV71055.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Pillow mound visible on north facing slope of Trowlesworthy Warren.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133547 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Pillow mound at SX57556510. This pillow mound forms part of Trowlesworthy Warren. It survives as a 29 metre by 6 metre by 1.3 metre high, flat topped, oblong shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on four sides by the 2.4 metre wide and 0.4 metre deep ditch from which construction material was quarried.
National Trust and English Heritage, 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape, Page 105, number 102.429 (Report - non-specific). SDV166309.
Pillow mound at SX5755 6511. Sub-rectangular earthen mound, surrounded by a ditch, 2.5 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep. 27 metres long by 5 metres wide and 1 metre high, oriented south-south-west by north-north-east.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Depicted on map.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Depicted on the modern mapping. Map object based on this source.
English Heritage, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV357602.
This monument includes a pillow mound situated on a gentle north west facing slope overlooking the River Plym.
This pillow mound survives as a 29m long, 6m wide and 1.3m high, flat-topped, oblong shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded by the 2.4m wide and 0.4m deep ditch from which material was quarried during its construction.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV166309 | Report - non-specific: National Trust and English Heritage. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. 102.130. A4 Comb Bound. Page 105, number 102.429. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 133547. |
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SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 431. |
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SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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SDV357602 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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SDV71055 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1190. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV130562 | Related to: Hut circle north of Lee Moor leat at Trowlesworthy Tors North, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
MDV55275 | Related to: Pillow mound 830 metres north-east of Trowlesworthy Warren House (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
Date Last Edited: | Apr 26 2021 10:58AM |
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