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| HER Number: | MDV14374 |
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| Name: | Vermin trap, Huntingdon Warren |
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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 656 662 |
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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/13/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- VERMIN TRAP (XIX to XX - 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 on river bank and making use of collapsed wall, now turfed over. One short side stone remains in position, but a long wide stone, probably from this trap is in the river nearby.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166302 | Article in Serial: Haynes, R. G.. 1970. Vermin Traps and Rabbit Warrens on Dartmoor. Post-Medieval Archaeology. 4. A4 Bound. 163. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5183 | Part of: Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
| MDV14375 | Related to: Vermin trap, Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
| MDV14373 | 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: | Feb 16 2018 1:27PM |
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