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Summary

Up to four linear mounds, possibly artificial rabbit burrows known as pillow mounds, are visible as subtle earthworks on the west-facing slopes to the north of Coulsworthy Farm, in an area identified as a possible former rabbit warren.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Environment Agency, 2021, University of Exeter Understanding Landscapes Project - Lidar visualisation (Cartographic). SDV366001.

Four mounds are visible as low earthworks.

Hegarty, C., 2025, Comment on Unlocking Landscapes project and related lidar and aerial photograph interpretations (Interpretation). SDV366411.

Four linear mounds or banks between 33 and 53m long and up to approximately 9m wide are visible on images derived from lidar data as earthworks on the west-facing slopes north of Coulsworthy Farm. The earthworks are aligned roughly west-east, crossing the contours of the slope, and are situated within two plots identified as the probable location of a former rabbit warren. They are interpreted as the remains of artificial rabbit burrows known as pillow mounds. The mound located at SS61934544 is the most clearly define, the remaining three appearing more eroded in condition. The mounds overlay the remains of strip field boundaries of probable medieval origin and are therefore probably medieval to post-medieval in date.

Horner, B., 2025, Lidar interpretation (Personal Comment). SDV366415.

Possibly an E-W oriented pillow mound at c. SS619454. Hints of more nearby.

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Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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