Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThree pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm

Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm

England
List entry 1019194
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019194
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.08 hectares
Grid reference
SZ 58558 86858, SZ 58652 86813
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm is a group of three earthwork mounds located in Hampshire. Pillow mounds are artificial rabbit warrens, typically dating from the medieval period through to the early modern era, constructed to manage and contain rabbit populations for food production. The three mounds at this location represent one of several warren sites documented in this region of Hampshire, reflecting the medieval and post-medieval importance of rabbit husbandry as an agricultural practice. The earthworks survive as distinct physical features in the landscape, forming part of the documented archaeological record of English warrening activities.

Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019194. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm?

Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm is a group of three earthwork mounds located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019194.

Who is responsible for protecting Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm?

Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm 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 1019194.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sandown Barrack Battery (3.2 km), Yaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland Church (3.3 km), Monastic grange at Haseley Manor (4.1 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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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm

Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.

The wider landscape

Around Three pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern Farm

Fishbourne Roman PalaceArchaeological site · ~19 milesChichesterRoman town · ~20.4 miles