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Pillow mounds on Ashdown Forest is a group of artificial earthworks located on Ashdown Forest in Sussex, England. These monuments date to the medieval period and represent evidence of rabbit warren management, a common practice on manorial estates from the twelfth century onwards. The mounds are elongated ridges constructed to provide optimal conditions for breeding and maintaining populations of rabbits, which were valued as a source of meat and fur for the lord's household and as a commercial commodity. The surviving earthworks on Ashdown Forest demonstrate the scale of medieval land management practices and the importance of warrening as an established economic activity on the forest.
Pillow mounds on Ashdown Forest is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002234. View the official record →
Pillow mounds on Ashdown Forest is a group of artificial earthworks located on Ashdown Forest in Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002234.
Pillow mounds on Ashdown Forest 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 1002234.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British bloomery in Pippingford Park, 775m north-east of Pippingford House (0.7 km), Bowl barrow 300m east of Tile Lodge (1.5 km), Settlement site 1/2 mile (800m) NNW of King's Standing (2.2 km).
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