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Summary

A rabbit bury or pillow mound of probable medieval to post-medieval date has been recorded as an earthwork bank by field and aerial survey on a south-west facing slope to the south-east of Trowlesworthy Warren House. The mound is identifiable on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards, digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2007 and visualisations derived from lidar data captur`ed between 1998 and 2017.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1020323: Prehistoric and historic archaeological landscape at Trowlesworthy Warren

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/198/85
• Old SAM Ref: 24232

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• PILLOW MOUND (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Haynes, R. G., Map of Trowlesworthy Warren (Cartographic). SDV165949.

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/223 Vp2 5142-5143 12-JUL-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352279.

A ditched mound is visible as an earthwork.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140602 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Site visited on 4th April 1995. Pillow mound within an historic field system. Survives as a 24 metre by 6 metre by 1.2 metre high, flat topped, sub-rectangular mound of soil and stone surrounded by a 1.8 metre wide and 0.3 metre deep ditch.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 44, 102 128 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

Sub-rectangular earthen mound with ditch surrounding it, except on north-east side. Ditch is 1.5 metres wide and 0.2 metres deep. Mound is 24 metres long by 6 metres wide and 1.2 metres high.

Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.

Feature visible on Lidar data.

Environment Agency, 1998-2017, LiDAR DTM data (1m resolution) EA: South Devon Coast to Dartmoor, LIDAR SX5664-SX5764 Environment Agency DTM 01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAY-2017 (Cartographic). SDV361470.

A ditched mound is identifiable as an earthwork.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 1999-2017, Pan Government Agreement Aerial Photographs, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery SX5664 03-MAY-2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV363087.

A ditched mound is visible as an earthwork.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Feature visible on aerial photograph.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording forms, UP-TR-10 (Worksheet). SDV362781.

(03/07/2019) Condition of pillow mounds assessed as good. Further vehicle damage noted at the southern end of this mound which is in close proximity to a field entrance. Additionally, a burrow was identified on mound. The whole site shows evidence of high concentrations of livestock activity.

Various, 2018-2020, PALs Condition Recording photographs (Photograph). SDV363073.

Site photographed during the July 2019 visit.

National Monuments Record, 2019, Pastscape, 439294, SX56SE66 (Website). SDV362732.

Trowlesworthy Warren pillow mounds and vermin traps.

Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.

An oblong mound approximately 25m long and up to 6.8m wide is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 onwards on the south-west facing slope to the south-east of Trowlesworthy Warren House. A ditch 1.5m to 3m wide surrounds the mound.
The mound is probably the remains of a rabbit bury or pillow mound of medieval to post-medieval date, part of Trowlesworthy Warren (MDV14148).
The mound remains clearly identifiable on digital images derived from aerial photographs of 2016 and visualisations derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2017.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
• EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
• EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey
• EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)

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