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| HER Number: | MDV3408 |
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| Name: | Vermin trap at Legis Tor Warren |
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Summary
Located on the right bank of the River Plym, outside the south-east corner of the main pound. Two funnel walls rest against cliff running parallel with river, other two reach towards river bank. A broken three-hole cover stone remains nearby. Cook (1964) dates this example to 1700-1800.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 570 651 |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE336
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409610
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/240/8
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- VERMIN TRAP (Constructed, XVIII - 1701 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Cook, R. M. L., 1964, Old vermin traps on south-west Dartmoor, 199, Site 7 (Article in Serial). SDV230549.
Legis Tor Warren. Wall type 1. Fair condition, walls and broken cover. Located on the right bank of the River Plym, outside the south-east corner of the main pound. Dated to 1700-1800.
Haynes, R. G., 1970, Vermin Traps and Rabbit Warrens on Dartmoor, 159, No.4. (Article in Serial). SDV166302.
Haynes' vermin trap No.4. Two funnel walls rest against cliff running parallel with river, other two reach towards river bank. A broken three-hole cover stone remains nearby.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on the Royal Air Force 1946 vertical aerial photographs used in project.
Newman, P. + Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.
(01/04/2005) SX 57076517. A well-preserved vermin trap lies on a slight ledge immediately above the right bank of the River Plym. The trap stones are missing though the funnel walls survive for lengths of between 5 and 7m.
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 during survey.
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.4.. |
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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. 199, Site 7. |
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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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| 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: #124122 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14144 | Part of: Legis Tor Warren (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
- 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
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 3 2021 8:40AM |
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