Pillow Mounds
Pillow Mounds is an archaeological site in Sheepstor, West Devon District, England. Pillow Mounds is situated nearby to the ruins Ditsworthy Warren House, as well as near the peak Eastern Tor.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ditsworthy Warren House and Drizzlecombe.
Ditsworthy Warren House
Ruins
Photo: Richard Johns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ditsworthy Warren House is a Grade II listed building near Gutter Tor in Devon, England. It is an isolated building on the south-western edge of Dartmoor, and was built for the keeper of the rabbit warren near the house. Ditsworthy Warren House is situated 680 feet east of Pillow Mounds.
Drizzlecombe
Archaeological site
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drizzlecombe or Thrushelcombe is an area of Dartmoor in the county of Devon, England, containing a number of Bronze Age stone rows, cairns and menhirs. Drizzlecombe is situated 3,700 feet northeast of Pillow Mounds.
Brisworthy stone circle
Photo: Richard Johns, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brisworthy stone circle is a stone circle on Dartmoor, Devon. It is located three miles east of the A386, northeast of the village of Shaugh Prior. It is three hundred metres from Ringmoor stone row and cairn circle, and is one of the archaeological sites found in the Upper Plym Valley. Brisworthy stone circle is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Pillow Mounds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meavy and Dousland.
Meavy
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meavy is a small village in Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. The village sits within the Dartmoor National Park.
Dousland
Village
Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dousland is a small settlement in Devon, England. It is near the A386 road at Yelverton and is 10 kilometres northeast of the city of Plymouth by road. Dousland is situated 3 miles northwest of Pillow Mounds.
Yelverton
Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yelverton is a large village on the south-western edge of Dartmoor, Devon, in England. It is in the civil parish of Buckland Monachorum. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,858, which was slightly more than the 1,810 recorded at the 2011 census. Yelverton is situated 4 miles west of Pillow Mounds.
Pillow Mounds
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sheepstor, West Devon District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.47866° or 50° 28′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.99981° or 3° 59′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C2RF2H2+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 11241248687OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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