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Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising six earthworks characteristic of medieval rabbit warrens, located in Dorset. Pillow mounds are artificial banks constructed to provide habitat and breeding grounds for rabbits, which were valued commodities in the medieval and early post-medieval periods, managed as a controlled food resource and source of fur. These earthworks, which typically measure several metres in length and width with a distinctive raised form, represent the physical infrastructure of organised rabbit husbandry practised on manorial estates from the twelfth century onwards. The survival of this group demonstrates the landscape management practices and economic priorities of medieval landholders in southern England.
Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015353. View the official record →
Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising six earthworks characteristic of medieval rabbit warrens, located in Dorset.
Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1015353.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Swyre Head (3.6 km), Alum works, other multi-period industrial remains and an associated group of jetties and breakwaters, Kimmeridge Bay (3.8 km), Kingston Down Romano-British farm (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Group of six pillow mounds 470m north west of Barnston Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.