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Vermin trap at southern base of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a small stone structure dating to the post-medieval period, likely constructed during the eighteenth or nineteenth century. Located on Dartmoor in Devon, the trap represents the practical management of moorland resources and control of predatory animals that threatened livestock and game. The structure survives as a modest stone-built feature characteristic of rural vernacular architecture adapted to the moorland environment. Such traps form part of the broader archaeological evidence of pastoral and agricultural land use practices on Dartmoor during the early modern period.
Vermin trap at southern base of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014476. View the official record →
Vermin trap at southern base of Great Trowlesworthy Tor is a small stone structure dating to the post-medieval period, likely constructed during the eighteenth or nineteenth century. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014476.
Vermin trap at southern base of Great Trowlesworthy Tor 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 1014476.
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 (4.9 km).
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