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Pillow Mound 80m South East of Windmill Barrow Farm is a scheduled ancient monument in Dorset, protected by Historic England under reference 1015372. The site occupies 0.04 hectares at grid reference SY 93813 97744, located on bedrock of Thames Group deposits laid down during the Eocene period, comprising clay, silt, sand and gravel. This varied geology would have influenced drainage and soil conditions across the monument's footprint.
Pillow mounds are artificial earthworks constructed to provide warrens for rabbit populations, typically built between the 13th and 17th centuries to supply both meat and fur. These low, elongated mounds were designed with internal burrow systems to encourage breeding in a managed environment. The example near Windmill Barrow Farm represents an important survival of medieval land management and animal husbandry practices within the landscape.
The monument's preservation reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of past rural economy and farming methods. Such features remain relatively uncommon in their intact state, making scheduled protection essential for maintaining this record of Dorset's medieval heritage and the evolving relationship between communities and their managed natural resources.
Pillow mound 80m south east of Windmill Barrow Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015372. View the official record →
Pillow Mound 80m South East of Windmill Barrow Farm is a scheduled ancient monument in Dorset, protected by Historic England under reference 1015372.
Pillow mound 80m south east of Windmill Barrow Farm 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 1015372.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows on Great Ovens Hill, 650m and 570m NNW of Sandford Bridge (8.4 km), Bowl barrow on Northport Heath, 200m south east of Forest Lodge (9 km), Four bowl barrows 150m north east of Seven Barrows Farm (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pillow mound 80m south east of Windmill Barrow Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Pillow mound 80m south east of Windmill Barrow Farm stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.