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HER Number: | MDV3394 |
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Name: | Vermin trap by enclosure at Legis Tor Warren |
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Summary
The vermin trap lies immediately north of agglomerate enclosure and includes a V-shaped rubble wall with a narrow passage situated at the point. The eastern arm measures 4.4m long and the western arm is 2m long. A piece of slate found in the narrow passage, probably represents part of the original shutter device for the trap.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 569 653 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE328
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409239
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/239/18
- Old SAM County Ref: 274
- Old SAM Ref: 10696
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- VERMIN TRAP (Constructed, XVIII - 1701 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Cook, R. M. L., 1964, Old vermin traps on south-west Dartmoor, 198, Site 1 (Article in Serial). SDV230549.
Legis Tor Warren. Site 1. Type 3a. Poor condition, walls only. North wall of cover pound 274m south-south-west of tor. Probable date of use 1700-1800.
Haynes, R. G., 1970, Vermin Traps and Rabbit Warrens on Dartmoor, 159, No.10 (Article in Serial). SDV166302.
Haynes' vermin trap No.10. Built against pound wall (sx56ne/4). A lightly built trap in poor condition.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on 1946 Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130885 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
22/02/1993 Vermin trap within an enclosure south-west of Legis Tor.
The vermin trap lies immediately north of agglomerate enclosure AI: 130822 and includes a V-shaped rubble wall with a narrow passage situated at the point. The eastern arm measures 4.4m long and the western arm is 2m long. A piece of slate found in the narrow passage, probably represents part of the original shutter device for the trap.
Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.
(18/02/2005) SX 56?10 6531. A ruinous vermin trap built into the wall of a prehistoric enclosure on the S flank of Legis Tor. The trap stones are missing, all that remains are the V-shaped funnel walls some 5m long and 0.4m high.
Ridgers, H. + Ridgers, C., 2015, Of Varments and Vermin Traps, 3, No. 24 (Report - Assessment). SDV358632.
SX 57000 65322. Walls only, complex trap involving pound wall.
Newman, P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361636.
Depicted on digital survey layers.
Newman, P., 2022, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey, Table 1 (Report - Survey). SDV365490.
An incomplete vermin trap built against the northern curving wall of the large prehistoric enclosure SW of Legis Tor associated with the warren of the same name. The trapping chamber of the feature is not visible but the two funnel walls on the north side remain in situ extending 3.9m and 2.9m by 0.4m high to form a 'V' plan. The funnel wall on the south side, reused the external wall facing of the prehistoric enclosure.
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. 159, No.10. |
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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. Paperback Volume. 198, Site 1. |
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SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130885. |
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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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SDV358632 | Report - Assessment: Ridgers, H. + Ridgers, C.. 2015. Of Varments and Vermin Traps. A4 Comb Bound. 3, No. 24. |
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SDV361636 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Ringmoor Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #124139 ] |
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SDV365490 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2022. Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey. Southwest Landscape Investigations. Digital. Table 1. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV3979 | Related to: Enclosure south-west of Legistor Warren, Sheepstor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8917 - Survey of the archaeological features on Ringmoor Down
Date Last Edited: | Jun 20 2023 11:09AM |
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