Pillow mound 670m WNW of Longaford Tor forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors

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History & significance

Pillow mound 670m WNW of Longaford Tor is a medieval or post-medieval artificial earthwork forming part of a rabbit warren system on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors in Devon. The monument comprises a distinctive mounded structure characteristic of early modern warrening practices, when such engineered landscapes were created to manage rabbit populations for food and fur production. The pillow mound's position as an outlying feature suggests the warren operated as an extensive, planned enterprise across the moorland terrain. Such monuments typically date from the medieval period through to the early modern era, representing an important phase of land management in Devon's upland regions.

Pillow mound 670m WNW of Longaford Tor forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020878. View the official record →

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