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Pillow mound 770m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of Merrivale Warren

England
List entry 1014655
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014655
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
SX 55788 75185
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pillow mound 770m ENE of Merrivale Bridge is a medieval earthwork forming part of Merrivale Warren, a documented rabbit warren on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument consists of a characteristic elongated mound with a flattened or slightly depressed summit, typical of pillow mounds constructed to provide warrens for the commercial exploitation of rabbits. Dating to the medieval period, such structures represent important evidence of medieval land management and the intensive use of moorland resources for food production. The site contributes to the archaeological understanding of Merrivale Warren as a significant medieval warren complex within the Dartmoor landscape.

Pillow mound 770m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of Merrivale Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014655. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Pillow mound 770m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of Merrivale Warren?

Pillow mound 770m ENE of Merrivale Bridge is a medieval earthwork forming part of Merrivale Warren, a documented rabbit warren on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014655.

Who is responsible for protecting Pillow mound 770m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of Merrivale Warren?

Pillow mound 770m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of Merrivale 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 1014655.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pillow mound 770m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of Merrivale Warren?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement on Wigford Down S of Durance (9.9 km), Hut circle on Wigford Down (10.1 km), Vermin trap 620m south east of Legis Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren (10.1 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
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Literature
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Legal
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Settlement on Wigford Down S of Durance
9.9 km
Hut circle on Wigford Down
10.1 km
Vermin trap 620m south east of Legis Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
10.1 km
Pillow mound and animal run 830m north east of Trowlesworthy Warren House, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
10.2 km
Two stone hut circles and an enclosure 680m ENE of Trowlesworthy Warren House
10.2 km
A rectangular building 750m south east of Legis Tor
10.2 km
Cairn with a cist east of Willings Walls Reave
10.3 km
Pillow mound 450m west of Hen Tor forming part of Hentor Warren
10.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pillow mound 770m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of Merrivale Warren

Pillow mound 770m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of Merrivale Warren stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Pillow mound 770m ENE of Merrivale Bridge, forming part of Merrivale Warren

ExeterRoman town · ~24.9 miles
Domesday entry for Sampford, Devon →
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