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HER Number:MDV14647
Name:VERMIN TRAP in the Parish of Sheepstor

Summary

Sheepstor warren.4 funnel walls between tors; mentioned by edward bray 1802, then, as now, turf-covered. Stone slab at centre visible 1802. Now disappeared (haynes).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 566 681
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEEPSTOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/207/5

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • VERMIN TRAP (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV225667.

Haynes, r. G. /post-med arch/4(1970)162. Sheepstor warren.4 funnel walls between tors; mentioned by edward bray 1802, then, as now, turf-covered. Stone slab at centre visible 1802. Now disappeared (haynes).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV225668.

Bray, e. /the tamar and the tavy/(1802)234.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Not visible on 1946 RAF verticals.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV225667Migrated Record:
SDV225668Migrated Record:
SDV319854Cartographic: 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.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 18 2023 11:41AM