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Pillow mound on Knook Down is a medieval earthwork constructed as an artificial rabbit warren, a feature characteristic of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries when rabbits were kept for meat and fur. The monument comprises an elongated mound with associated burrows, typical of the intensive management systems employed on prosperous manorial estates. Its presence on Knook Down in Wiltshire reflects the agricultural practices and land use of late medieval Wessex, when such enclosed warrens represented valuable economic resources requiring considerable investment and maintenance. The site survives as a scheduled monument testament to this distinctive form of medieval animal husbandry.
Pillow mound on Knook Down is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010107. View the official record →
Pillow mound on Knook Down is a medieval earthwork constructed as an artificial rabbit warren, a feature characteristic of the twelfth to sixteenth centuries when rabbits were kept for meat and fur. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010107.
Pillow mound on Knook Down 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 1010107.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Queen's barrow: a bowl barrow in Queen's Barrow Plantation (8.1 km), Earthwork enclosure in Great Ridge wood, 350m north east of Point Pond (8.6 km), Scrubbed Oak enclosure and linear boundary earthwork (8.9 km).
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