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Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren

England

List entry 1014664

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1014664

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.07 hectares

Grid reference

SX 56926 63943

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross is a medieval artificial earthwork forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren on Dartmoor in Devon. The monument consists of a low, elongated mound characteristic of pillow mounds, which were constructed to provide warrens for the commercial breeding of rabbits, a valuable commodity in medieval and early modern England. This particular example dates to the medieval period and represents the established system of rabbit management practised across Dartmoor during this era. The warren of which it forms part represents a significant element of the medieval agricultural landscape and demonstrates the economic importance of game farming in the region.

Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014664. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren?

Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross is a medieval artificial earthwork forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014664.

Who is responsible for protecting Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren?

Pillow mound 860m NNW 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 1014664.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (4.4 km), Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains (5 km), Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (5.5 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

Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.

Local Names

What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.

Historical Maps

Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.

Literature

The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.

Legal

The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner

4.4 km

Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains

5 km

Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park

5.5 km

Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park

Lee Moor Tramway Bridge

8.6 km

Austin Fort and section of military road

9 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren

Pillow mound 860m NNW of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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