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Summary

Vermin trap situated against a prehistoric field boundary includes two lengths of rubble walling, forming a V-shaped trap, pointing towards a field boundary.

Location

Protected Status

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

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/198/105
• Old SAM Ref: 24232

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• VERMIN TRAP (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 140623 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(01/04/1995) Vermin trap situated against a prehistoric field boundary includes two lengths of rubble walling, forming a V-shaped trap, pointing towards a field boundary. The position of the trap suggests that it was designed to capture vermin using the field boundary for access to the warren. The trapping area no longer survives above the ground surface, but would have originally been sited at the point where the two lengths of walling converge. The southern arm measures 6.5m long, 1.8m wide and 0.9m high, whilst the western arm is 4.3m long, 1.4m wide and 0.8m high.

National Trust and English Heritage, 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape, 59 (Report - non-specific). SDV166309.

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: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)

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