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Vermin trap 130m west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a linear stone structure forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren, a Bronze Age and later landscape in Devon. The trap comprises a stone-built runway or drive constructed to channel small game and vermin towards a killing point or enclosure. Such structures are characteristic of medieval and post-medieval estate management, though their exact dating and primary function within this Bronze Age barrow cemetery remains subject to archaeological interpretation. The trap exemplifies the sustained use and modification of prehistoric monuments into the early modern period for hunting and land management purposes.
Vermin trap 130m west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014659. View the official record →
Vermin trap 130m west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a linear stone structure forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren, a Bronze Age and later landscape in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014659.
Vermin trap 130m west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor, 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 1014659.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (4.5 km), Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down (4.6 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (4.8 km).
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