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Pillow mound 540m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House is a medieval earthwork forming part of the Trowlesworthy Warren complex on Dartmoor in Devon. The feature represents a constructed rabbit warren, a form of land management typical of the medieval period when warrens were maintained as valuable assets for the production of rabbits for food and fur. The pillow mound itself consists of an elongated, raised earthen bank characteristic of such structures, designed to provide optimal habitat for breeding populations of rabbits. As part of the wider warren system, it demonstrates the medieval economy's reliance on managed small game production and the organised exploitation of Dartmoor's moorland resources.
Pillow mound 540m east of Trowlesworthy Warren House forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014470. View the official record →
Pillow mound 540m east 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 1014470.
Pillow mound 540m east 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 1014470.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (4.9 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (4.9 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (5.3 km).
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