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Pillow mound and V-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a medieval feature forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren on Dartmoor in Devon. The pillow mound is an artificially constructed earthwork of a type commonly associated with medieval rabbit warrens, designed to provide burrows and nesting habitat for farmed rabbits. The accompanying V-shaped gully served a drainage function within the warren system. The monument dates to the medieval period and represents evidence of the organised management of warrens as a significant medieval agricultural and economic resource.
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 →
Pillow mound and V-shaped gully 350m north west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a medieval feature forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014459.
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.
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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