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| HER Number: | MDV14651 |
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| Name: | Vermin trap, Trowlesworthy Warren |
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Summary
Trowlesworthy warren. Haynes' vermin trap no.33. Against great trowlesworthy tor, s outcrop. Small but well defined trap against boulders at base of tor, using massive natural stones; gaps between adjacent boulders have been filled (haynes).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 580 643 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/198/88
- Old SAM Ref: 22393
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- VERMIN TRAP (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV146889.
Haynes, r. G. /post-med arch/4(1970)158. Trowlesworthy warren. Haynes' vermin trap no.33. Against great trowlesworthy tor, s outcrop. Small but well defined trap against boulders at base of tor, using massive natural stones; gaps between adjacent boulders have been filled (haynes).
Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV146891.
Nar=sx56se66.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV146893.
Des=robertson, j. G. /the archaeology of the upper plym valley/(1991)254-6/unpub phd thesis: edinburgh.
SMR, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV3670.
Haynes' no 33 may be an incorrect location of the scheduled site, or this record may refer to 2 different sites (smr).
Crossing, W., 1912 (1965), Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor, 431 (Monograph). SDV320981.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140349 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(12/04/1995) At SX 5799 6431. Includes two lengths of drystone wall forming a V-shaped trap pointing towards a large boulder lying at the foot of the tor. Position of trap suggests that the tor was intended to encourage vermin into the trapping area.
The west-south-west wall is 2m long, 1.1m wide and 0.3m high and is built of large stones. The south-south-west wall is of rubble, 4.5m long, 0.9m wide and 0.2m high.
Gerrard, S., 1993-2002, Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report (Report - non-specific). SDV145710.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV145710 | Report - non-specific: Gerrard, S.. 1993-2002. Monument Protection Programme Alternative Action Report. English Heritage. Unknown. |
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| SDV146889 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV146891 | National Monuments Record Database: |
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| SDV146893 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 140349. |
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| SDV320981 | Monograph: Crossing, W.. 1912 (1965). Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Crossing's Guide to Dartmoor. Hardback Volume. 431. |
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| SDV3670 | Migrated Record: SMR. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV14148 | Part of: Trowlesworthy Warren, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 28 2020 12:13PM |
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