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Pillow mound 270m south east of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Hentor Warren

England
List entry 1014477
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014477
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.02 hectares
Grid reference
SX 58548 66053
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pillow mound 270m south east of Ditsworthy Warren House is a medieval artificial rabbit warren earthwork forming part of Hentor Warren on Dartmoor in Devon. The feature comprises a low, elongated mound characteristic of pillow mounds, which were constructed during the medieval period to provide elevated breeding grounds for rabbits, a valued resource for medieval estates. The mound's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates the extent of rabbit farming activity on the Dartmoor commons during this period. As a scheduled monument and listed component of the Hentor Warren complex, it remains an important archaeological testament to medieval land management and animal husbandry practices in the south-western moorlands.

Pillow mound 270m south east of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Hentor Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014477. View the official record →

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What is Pillow mound 270m south east of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Hentor Warren?

Pillow mound 270m south east of Ditsworthy Warren House is a medieval artificial rabbit warren earthwork forming part of Hentor Warren on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014477.

Who is responsible for protecting Pillow mound 270m south east of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Hentor Warren?

Pillow mound 270m south east of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Hentor Warren 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 1014477.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pillow mound 270m south east of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Hentor Warren?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (6.3 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (6.4 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (6.7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm
6.3 km
Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down
6.4 km
Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner
6.7 km
Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains
7.6 km
Cairn to the west of Tristis Rock, Burford Down
7.9 km
Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park
8.1 km
One of two cairns north-east of Harford Moor Gate
8.7 km
One of two cairns north-east of Harford Moor Gate
8.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pillow mound 270m south east of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Hentor Warren

Pillow mound 270m south east of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Hentor Warren stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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