Monument record MDO2659 - Pillow Mound near Thorncombe Beacon, Symondsbury

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Summary

Pillow mound with traces of a surrounding ditch. The site of the pillow mound is visible as low earthwork mound on aerial photographs taken in 1942. In 1952 this monument was reported as being around 93 feet long, 16½ feet wide, and 1½ feet high.

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Pillow Mound, near Thorncombe Beacon, with traces of a surrounding ditch. (1) The site of the pillow mound is visible as low earthwork mound (28m by 4m) on aerial photographs taken in 1942 (2). It was digitally plotted during the South West Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 239.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 07-JUN-1942. RAF AC53 16-17.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 4387 9145 (29m by 32m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY49SW
Civil Parish Symondsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Symondsbury 27

Record last edited

Apr 4 2016 3:48PM

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