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| HER Number: | MDV3412 |
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| Name: | Vermin trap in enclosure at Legistor Warren |
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Summary
A vermin trip constructed between two hut circles in Legistor Warren. A vermin trip constructed between two hut circles in Legistor Warren. The low walls are constructed from small boulders, forming a hairpin shape between the two hut circles. The trapping chamber is disturbed and there is no sign of a coverstone.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 574 653 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/239/20
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 4. (Article in Serial). SDV230549.
Legis Tor Warren SX 575 653. Type 1. Poor condition, walls only. Pound wall 186m from Spanish Lake Foot. Dated to 1700-1800.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Not visible on the 1946 Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP130890, Trap 1 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(22/02/1993) One of four vermin traps within an enclosure forming part of Legis Tor Warren. Vermin trap 1 is situated between two stone hut circles [AI: 130867 and 130868] and includes a V-shaped wall with a narrow 3m long passage situated at the point. The
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.
Newman, P., 2022, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey, Table 1 (Report - Survey). SDV365490.
SX 57450 65329 A vermin trip constructed between two hut circles in Legistor Warren. A vermin trip constructed between two hut circles in Legistor Warren. The low walls are constructed from small boulders, forming a hairpin shape between the two hut circles. The trapping chamber is disturbed and there is no sign of a coverstone.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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 4.. |
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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. MPP130890, Trap 1. |
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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: #124160 ] |
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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
| MDV127308 | Part of: Ditches and banks at Legistor Warren, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV50645 | Related to: Hut south of small enclosure at Legis Tor, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV50644 | Related to: Hut south of small enclosure south-east of Legis Tor, Sheepstor (Monument) |
| MDV14144 | Related to: Legis Tor Warren (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 11:13AM |
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