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Vermin trap 350m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a post-medieval structure forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren on Dartmoor in Devon. The trap dates to the period when the warren was in active use for rabbit management, likely from the sixteenth century onwards, though warren systems themselves had earlier origins. Constructed as a simple pit or snare mechanism, such vermin traps were essential components of warren infrastructure, designed to control predators and other animals that threatened the commercial rabbit populations kept within the enclosed warren bounds. The survival of this trap as an archaeological feature contributes to the broader landscape evidence of medieval and post-medieval hunting and food production practices on Dartmoor.
Vermin trap 350m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014475. View the official record →
Vermin trap 350m south west of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a post-medieval structure forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014475.
Vermin trap 350m south 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 1014475.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm (4.1 km), Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (4.5 km), Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains (5.6 km).
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