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Two pillow mounds and a small area of tin streamwork earthworks 770m north of Blackaton Cross is a scheduled ancient monument located within Trowlesworthy Warren on Dartmoor in Devon. The pillow mounds, characteristic of medieval rabbit warrening, represent the intensive management of land for food production during the medieval period, whilst the associated tin streamwork demonstrates the parallel exploitation of mineral resources across the moorland landscape. The monument exemplifies the multi-use character of upland commons in the later medieval period, when warrens and mining operations frequently coexisted on the same terrain. The earthworks remain substantially preserved and form part of a wider complex of archaeological features that document human activity and land use patterns on Dartmoor spanning several centuries.
Two pillow mounds and a small area of tin streamwork earthworks 770m north of Blackaton Cross, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014663. View the official record →
Two pillow mounds and a small area of tin streamwork earthworks 770m north of Blackaton Cross is a scheduled ancient monument located within Trowlesworthy Warren on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014663.
Two pillow mounds and a small area of tin streamwork earthworks 770m north of Blackaton Cross, 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 1014663.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (4.4 km), Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (5.5 km), Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park (6.9 km).
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