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Pillow mound 790m NNE of Blackaton Cross is a medieval rabbit warren monument located within the Trowlesworthy Warren complex on Dartmoor in Devon. The mound, constructed during the medieval period, represents one of a series of artificial earthworks created to manage and contain rabbit populations, a valuable resource in the Middle Ages for meat and fur. The site forms part of the broader warren system at Trowlesworthy, which demonstrates the organised medieval approach to game management in moorland environments. Such pillow mounds are characterised by their distinctive elongated, ridged form, created through deliberate earthmoving to provide suitable habitat and nesting conditions for rabbits.
Pillow mound 790m NNE of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014662. View the official record →
Pillow mound 790m NNE of Blackaton Cross is a medieval rabbit warren monument located within the Trowlesworthy Warren complex on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014662.
Pillow mound 790m NNE of Blackaton Cross, 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 1014662.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (4 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (4.4 km), Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains (5.1 km).
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