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Pillow mound 490m south of Trowlesworthy Warren House is a medieval earthwork forming part of the Trowlesworthy Warren complex on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument consists of an elongated, pillow-shaped ridge typical of structures constructed to facilitate rabbit or coneys breeding and management during the medieval period, particularly from the 13th century onwards. As an element of the larger warren system, it represents the organised landscape management practices of medieval landowners who exploited these artificial warrens as a valuable source of meat and fur. The site remains an important archaeological record of the warren technology and animal husbandry methods that were widespread across southern England during the medieval and early modern periods.
Pillow mound 490m south of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014614. View the official record →
Pillow mound 490m south of Trowlesworthy Warren House is a medieval earthwork forming part of the Trowlesworthy Warren complex on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014614.
Pillow mound 490m south of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy 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 1014614.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (4.4 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (4.8 km), Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains (5.2 km).
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