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| HER Number: | MDV14373 |
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| Name: | Vermin trap at Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Remains of a vermin trap used to capture weasels and stoats when Huntingdon was worked as a rabbit warren.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 664 662 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/13/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- VERMIN TRAP (Constructed, XIX to Early 20th Century - 1808 AD to 1930 AD (Between))
Full description
Haynes, R. G., 1970, Vermin Traps and Rabbit Warrens on Dartmoor, 163 (Article in Serial). SDV166302.
Vermin trap, Huntingdon Warren. Trap is based on the River Avon and is complete except for its cover stone. The funnel walls are much overgrown and inconspicuous.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on aerial photographs.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Feature shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166302 | Article in Serial: Haynes, R. G.. 1970. Vermin Traps and Rabbit Warrens on Dartmoor. Post-Medieval Archaeology. 4. A4 Bound + digital. 163. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127488 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5183 | Part of: Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
| MDV14374 | Related to: Vermin trap, Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
| MDV14375 | Related to: Vermin trap, Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
| MDV14372 | Related to: Warren House, Huntingdon, Lydford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 18 2020 10:55AM |
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