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| HER Number: | MDV3422 |
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| Name: | Possible vermin trap by Legis Lake |
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Summary
Some fragmentary turf-covered, low, stony walls within the Legis Lake tin streamworks, interpreted as remains of a vermin trap. No trapping chamber was visible during 2022 survey work and the capstone noted as absent.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 567 656 |
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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: SX56NE337
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1409613
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/240/28
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- VERMIN TRAP? (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD (Between) to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Cook, R. M. L., 1964, Old vermin traps on south-west Dartmoor, 198, number 3 (Article in Serial). SDV230549.
Legis Tor Warren SX5675 6565. Site 3. Type 1. Fair, walls only. Legis Lake, 137 metres south-west of north-west entrance in warren wall. 1700-1800 in date.
Haynes, R. G., 1970, Vermin Traps and Rabbit Warrens on Dartmoor, 159, Haynes number 5 (Article in Serial). SDV166302.
Legis Tor Warren. SX 5670 6560. Haynes' vermin trap number 5. In Legis Lake gurt, north; makes use of tinner's heaps and bank of gurt.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possibly the same as SX56NE/264 (old record MDV14643). Not visible on 1946 Royal Air Force vertical aerial photographs.
Probert, S., 2005, Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV363484.
(01/04/2005) SX 5675 6565 and SX 5783 6611. The Devon Sites and Monuments Record records two vermin traps in these locations. Neither is visible on the ground. Both sites are near field walls and may have been destroyed in a recent phase of rebuilding.
Ridgers, H. + Ridgers, C., 2015, Of Varments and Vermin Traps, 5, number 52 (Report - Assessment). SDV358632.
Vermin trap at SX56762 65640. Grassy covered X-shaped walls. No cover stone visible. Duplicate record with MDV14643 (record now deleted).
Newman, P., 2022, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey, Table 1 (Report - Survey). SDV365490.
Vermin trap SX 56764 65632. Some fragmentary turf-covered, low, stony walls within the Legis Lake tin streamworks, interpreted as remains of a vermin trap. No trapping chamber is visible and the capstone is absent.
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, Haynes number 5. |
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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, number 3. |
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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. 5, number 52. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #140790 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14144 | Part of: Legis Tor Warren (Monument) |
| MDV3421 | Related to: Vermin trap at Legis Tor Warren (Monument) |
| MDV14645 | Related to: Vermin trap north-west of Legis Tor (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 11:18AM |
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