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HER Number: | MDV29975 |
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Name: | Pillow mound 865m east-south-east of Trowlesworthy Warren House |
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Summary
Pillow mound survives as a 14.5m by 5.5m by 0.7m high, flat-topped rectangular mound of earth and stone surrounded on four sides by the 1.5m wide, 0.2m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried. Leading from west end of ditch is a 10m long, 0.9m wide, 0.15m deep gully which may have served as a vermin trap.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 576 645 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX 56 SE 66
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/198/60
- Old SAM Ref: 28651
- Pastscape: 439294
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 431 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
'Pillow mound' is shown on the aerial photograph transcription - no photograph reference is given.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140800 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(12/04/1995) Pillow mound at SX 5760 6450 forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren. Survives as a 14.5m by 5.5m by 0.7m high, flat-topped rectangular mound of earth and stone surrounded on four sides by the 1.5m wide, 0.2m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried. Leading from west end of ditch is a 10m long, 0.9m wide, 0.15m deep gully which may have served as a vermin trap.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, Map 51 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Robertson, J. G., 1994, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley, 254-6 (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV139549.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 79, 88-9, 102.369, 371, 373 and 374 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Depicted on the GIS survey layer based on the 2002 survey visits.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible on the aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. Map 51. |
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SDV139549 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Robertson, J. G.. 1994. The Archaeology of the Upper Plym Valley. Edinburgh University. Unknown. 254-6. |
SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 79, 88-9, 102.369, 371, 373 and 374. |
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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 140800. |
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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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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #125485 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV14148 | Part of: Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (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: | May 4 2020 3:36PM |
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