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Summary

A vermin trap within tinworking remains. It comprises a 1.7m long trap with an 0.2m high side stone which has two narrow slots cut in the front face. The wing walls are 4.7m long.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX56NE270
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1312614
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/88/2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• VERMIN TRAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Cook, R. M. L., 1964, Old vermin traps on south-west Dartmoor, 198 (Article in Serial). SDV230549.

Ditsworthy Warren. Site 5. Type 1, of simple x shape made by building a short intersecting wall across an earlier mound or hedge. Good condition, long side, back stone and walls. North-east edge of gutter mire. Probable date of use was 1700-1800.

Haynes, R. G., 1970, Vermin Traps and Rabbit Warrens on Dartmoor, 161 (Article in Serial). SDV166302.

Probably Haynes' vermin trap number 14, which makes use of tinner's heaps. The long side stone remains in place and behind it a vertical stone pierced with a round hole.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible 1946 Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs.

Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1999, Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor areas in the Plym Valley, West Devon (Report - Survey). SDV346268.

Whitbourn, A., 2001, An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren, 78 (Report - Assessment). SDV360381.

Vermin trap on the north-east edge of Gutter Mire. Type 1 with wall across earlier hedge/mound. Stone with round hole behind.

Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.

(20/03/2000) This fairly well preserved vermin trap comprises a 1.7m long trap with one side stone in situ. The granite side stone is 0.2m high and has two narrow slots cut into the front face. The funnels walls are 4.7m long.

Newman, P. + Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.

(11/03/2005) This feature remains in good condition as described by English Heritage (2000).

Probert, S. A. J., 2010, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of Ringmoor, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV360517.

Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361636.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
• EDV7551 - Ditsworthy Warren: An archaeological investigation
• EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
• EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
• EDV4966 - Survey of Drizzlecombe, Eylesbarrow, Ditsworthy and Hartor. The Eylesbarrow archaeological landscape

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