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Pillow mound 40m east of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren is a medieval earthwork situated on Dartmoor in Devon. The site represents a form of rabbit warren infrastructure dating to the medieval period, when such structures were established to manage populations of rabbits for food and fur. The pillow mound itself is an artificial bank or ridge construction characteristic of rabbit warren management systems. As part of the broader Legistor Warren complex, it forms part of the archaeological evidence for medieval land use and resource exploitation in this upland region of Devon.
Pillow mound 40m east of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008715. View the official record →
Pillow mound 40m east of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor Warren is a medieval earthwork situated on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008715.
Pillow mound 40m east of Legis Tor forming part of Legistor 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 1008715.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (5.7 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (5.7 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (6.1 km).
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