Eight pillow mounds and a vermin trap on the northern slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren

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History & significance

Eight pillow mounds and a vermin trap on the northern slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor is a scheduled ancient monument forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren on Dartmoor in Devon. The pillow mounds, also known as tenure mounds, are characteristic features of medieval rabbit warrens and typically measure between three and five metres in length. These earthworks, along with the associated vermin trap, date from the medieval period and reflect the management practices employed in the exploitation of this landscape for game and fur production. The warren itself represents an important surviving example of medieval land use on Dartmoor, demonstrating the organised husbandry systems that operated across the moor during the later medieval period.

Eight pillow mounds and a vermin trap on the northern slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015758. View the official record →

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