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Pillow mound 530m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House is a medieval earthwork forming part of the Trowlesworthy Warren complex on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument represents a man-made rabbit warren, a landscape feature characteristic of the medieval period when rabbit farming was an established agricultural practice for both subsistence and profit. The pillow mound itself is a distinctive elongated earthen bank, typical of warren construction, which would have served to create suitable habitat and facilitate the management and capture of rabbits. As part of the wider Trowlesworthy Warren site, this feature contributes to the archaeological evidence of medieval land use and resource exploitation on Dartmoor.
Pillow mound 530m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014462. View the official record →
Pillow mound 530m ENE 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 1014462.
Pillow mound 530m ENE 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 1014462.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (5 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (5 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (5.4 km).
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