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Three pillow mounds adjacent to Longaford Tor is a medieval rabbit warren situated on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors in Devon. These earthworks, comprising the characteristic rounded and flattened mounds typical of pillow mound construction, represent an outlying component of a larger warren complex and date to the medieval period when such managed rabbit populations were valuable resources for nobility and substantial landholders. The mounds are positioned strategically on sloping terrain, a placement that reflects the practical requirements of warren management, including drainage and ease of monitoring. This site forms part of the wider landscape of medieval agricultural exploitation in the moorland regions of Devon.
Three pillow mounds adjacent to Longaford Tor forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020879. View the official record →
Three pillow mounds adjacent to Longaford Tor is a medieval rabbit warren situated on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020879.
Three pillow mounds adjacent to Longaford Tor forming an outlying part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors 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 1020879.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The south-eastern of two cairns on Eylesbarrow (9.6 km), Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave (9.6 km), Wheal Katherine, 235m west of Plym Ford, forming an outlying part of Eylesbarrow Tin Mine (9.6 km).
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