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| HER Number: | MDV52629 |
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| Name: | Pillow mound 100m south-east of Great Trowlesworthy Tor |
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Summary
Forms part of Trowlesworthy Warren, the mound survives as a 23.7m by 6.5m by 0.8m high, flat topped, oblong shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on four sides by the 2m wide and 0.5m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 580 642 |
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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/198/83
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/198/84/1
- Old SAM Ref: 24251
- Pastscape: 439294
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PILLOW MOUND (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Haynes, R. G., Map of Trowlesworthy Warren (Cartographic). SDV165949.
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 431 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130580 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(30/06/1994) SX 5803 6424 Pillow mound forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren. Survives as a 23.7m by 6.5m by 0.8m high, flat topped, oblong shaped mound of soil and stone surrounded on four sides by the 2m wide and 0.5m deep ditch from which construction material was quarried.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, Map 51 (Monograph). SDV137656.
Depicted by Butler.
Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 30, 102.083 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.
SX 5804 6427 Sub-rectangular earthen mound set within clitter. Surrounded by ditch 1.5m wide, 0.2m deep.25m by 8m by 0.5m high. Oriented north-north-west by south-south-east.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
Only one pillow mound depicted on the GIS survey layer based on the 2002 visits, so it is thought that Gerrard and the National Trust report (1994) are referrring to the same feature (Richards, A. F., 05/05/2020).
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Mound is 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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| SDV143510 | Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 30, 102.083. |
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| SDV165949 | Cartographic: Haynes, R. G.. Map of Trowlesworthy Warren. Unknown. |
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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 130580. |
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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: #125490 ] |
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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
| Date Last Edited: | May 5 2020 8:25AM |
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