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| HER Number: | MDV3387 |
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| Name: | Vermin trap, Ditsworthy Warren |
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Summary
Vermin trap, Ditsworthy Warren.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 581 669 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/88/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- VERMIN TRAP (Early Medieval to XVIII - 1066 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Cook, R. M. L., 1964, Old vermin traps on south-west Dartmoor, 198 (Article in Serial). SDV230549.
Ditsworthy Warren, site 4. Type IV, the trap is built at the entrance to a short tunnel through a low hedge, one example found only. This trap is in excellent condition and is complete except for iron pin. It is located on the north edge of Gutter Mire, 18.0 meters from the right bank of the Sheepstor Brook. Probable date of use 1700-1800. Other details: Plate 4.
Haynes, R. G., 1970, Vermin Traps and Rabbit Warrens on Dartmoor, 161 (Article in Serial). SDV166302.
Haynes' vermin trap number 13. A small and unusual trap guarding a hole in a tinner's wall. Being built against the hole it needs no funnel walls. Fragments of slate were found beside the long side stone and traces of iron rust in the middle of the trap. The cover stone having one hole only, has now been moved out of position. Other details: Figure 48.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Not visible 1946 Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs.
Whitbourn, A., 2001, An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren, 78 (Report - Assessment). SDV360381.
Vermin trap on the northern edge of Gutter Mire. Complete with entrance to tunnel in the hedge but no pin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166302 | Article in Serial: Haynes, R. G.. 1970. Vermin Traps and Rabbit Warrens on Dartmoor. Post-Medieval Archaeology. 4. A4 Bound. 161. |
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| SDV230549 | Article in Serial: Cook, R. M. L.. 1964. Old vermin traps on south-west Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 96. 198. |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV360381 | Report - Assessment: Whitbourn, A.. 2001. An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren. A4 Comb Bound. 78. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14142 | Part of: Ditsworthy Warren, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV3386 | Related to: Vermin trap, Ditsworthy Warren (Monument) |
| MDV3388 | Related to: Vermin trap, Ditsworthy Warren (Monument) |
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
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 8 2018 3:22PM |
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