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Summary

Vermin trap includes two lengths of V-shaped orthostat and rubble walling together forming an X-shaped trap. It was noted during fieldwork that the trapping area survives as a 1.7m long and 0.3m wide feature denoted by edge set stones at the point where the walls meet.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1015758: Eight pillow mounds and a vermin trap on the northern slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX 56 SE 66
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/198/38
• Old SAM Ref: 28798
• Pastscape: 439294

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• VERMIN TRAP (Constructed, XVII to XIX - 1601 AD to 1899 AD (Between))

Full description

Cook, R. M. L., 1964, Old vermin traps on south-west Dartmoor, 200, Site 26 (Article in Serial). SDV230549.

Trowlesworthy Warren. Wall type 1. Good condition, walls only. In clitter 46m from left bank of Spanish Lake, 320m north-east of Little Trowlesworthy Tor.

Haynes, R. G., 1970, Vermin Traps and Rabbit Warrens on Dartmoor, 157 (Article in Serial). SDV166302.

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

Not recorded in the project.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140499 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(05/04/1995) SX 5783 6490. Vermin trap includes two lengths of V-shaped orthostat and rubble walling together forming an X-shaped trap. Details of the length and size of the walls of the trap can be found in the National Trust Upper Plym inventory. In addition however it was noted during fieldwork that the trapping area survives as a 1.7m long and 0.3m wide feature denoted by edge set stones at the point where the walls meet.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 98, 102.401 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

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

Ridgers, H. + Ridgers, C., 2015, Of Varments and Vermin Traps, 2, No. 11 (Report - Assessment). SDV358632.

SX 5784 6487. Very good trap walls only 2 by 5m. Walls use large natural stones.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Part of trap appears to be visible on the aerial photograph; very near the site marked by English Heritage on the GIS layer based on their 2002 survey.

Griffiths, D. M., Unknown, Comment on vermin traps at Trowlesworthy (Personal Comment). SDV138453.

This may be the same as Haynes' trap No.3, grid reference SX 5770 6490, which is described as being on the left bank of Spanish Lake (undated comment).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

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
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

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