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Pillow mound 610m SSW of Ditsworthy Warren House is a medieval earthwork forming part of Willings Walls Warren in Devon. The site represents a man-made breeding warren, characteristic of medieval land management practices designed to encourage and contain rabbit populations for food and fur. The pillow mound itself is a distinctive linear or oval-shaped raised bank, typically constructed to provide ideal habitat conditions for rabbits by creating raised ground with improved drainage and suitable burrowing substrate. Such warrens were common features of the medieval landscape across southern England, and this example contributes to understanding how aristocratic landowners managed their estates for game production during the Middle Ages.
Pillow mound 610m SSW of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Willings Walls Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014469. View the official record →
Pillow mound 610m SSW of Ditsworthy Warren House is a medieval earthwork forming part of Willings Walls Warren in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014469.
Pillow mound 610m SSW of Ditsworthy Warren House forming part of Willings Walls 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 1014469.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge (5.2 km), Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (5.9 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (6 km).
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