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HER Number:MDV78200
Name:Vermin Trap within Headland Warren, North Bovey

Summary

Vermin trap, part of. Three individual stones each with a linear slot of c. 40mm by 20mm deep which were built into the corner of one of the Headland Warren enclosures - now collapsed. Probable components of a vermin trap associated with Headland Warren (SX 68 SE 339).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 683 808
Map Sheet:SX68SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishNorth Bovey
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishUNKNOWN
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTH BOVEY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX68SE336
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1344307

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • VERMIN TRAP (Constructed, XVIII to Early 20th Century - 1780 AD (Between) to 1920 AD (Between))

Full description

Griffiths, D., 1989, Vermin trap within Headland Warren (Worksheet). SDV344907.

Letter to Dartmoor National Park Authority recorded a vermin trap at this location.

Newman, P., 2001, Headland Warren Part 3: The Warren, 9-10, Figure 2 (Report - Survey). SDV359913.

(10/07/2001) Remains of a vermin trap at Headland Warren consisting of two displaced grooved stones in the northern corner of enclosure (A).
Vermin trap, part of. Three individual stones each with a linear slot of c. 40mm by 20mm deep which were built into the corner of one of the Headland Warren enclosures - now collapsed. Probable components of a vermin trap associated with Headland Warren (SX 68 SE 339).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV344907Worksheet: Griffiths, D.. 1989. Vermin trap within Headland Warren. A4 Single Sheet.
SDV359913Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2001. Headland Warren Part 3: The Warren. English Heritage Survey Report. A1/20/2001. A4 Comb Bound. 9-10, Figure 2. [Mapped feature: #136807 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV117582Part of: Enclosure within Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument)
MDV6549Part of: Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument)
MDV14382Related to: Eastern Vermin Trap at Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument)
MDV112644Related to: Vermin Trap 220 metres west of Headland Warren Farm, North Bovey (Monument)
MDV22804Related to: Vermin Trap at Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument)
MDV54585Related to: Western Vermin Trap in the Headland Warren, North Bovey (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)

Date Last Edited:Apr 11 2022 4:08PM