Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPillow mound and `V'-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren

Pillow mound and `V'-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren

England
List entry 1014459
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Pillow mound and V-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a medieval warren feature forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren, a landscape of rabbit management on Dartmoor, Devon. The pillow mound, an earthwork created to provide artificial habitat for rabbits, represents medieval or early post-medieval agriculture and the commercialisation of game management. The associated V-shaped gully served drainage and boundary functions within the warren system. Together these features demonstrate the organisation of rabbit husbandry, an economically significant enterprise on upland commons during the later medieval and early modern periods.

Pillow mound and `V'-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014459. View the official record →

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What is Pillow mound and `V'-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren?

Pillow mound and V-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a medieval warren feature forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren, a landscape of rabbit management on Dartmoor, Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014459.

Who is responsible for protecting Pillow mound and `V'-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren?

Pillow mound and `V'-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor 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 1014459.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pillow mound and `V'-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (4.8 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (4.8 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (5.1 km).

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