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| HER Number: | MDV66025 |
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| Name: | Warreners' house 430 metres west-south-west of Longaford Tor, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
House forms part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors. It includes two separate rectangular earthwork buildings within a rectangular enclosure.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 611 777 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW96
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/117/2
- Old SAM Ref: 34551(P)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WARRENERS LODGE (Built, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
Full description
Pattison, P., 1989, Cherrybrook and Longaford Survey (Report - Survey). SDV337021.
Depicted on plan.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 156942, 22/4/2002 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Warreners' house 430 metres west-south-west of Longaford Tor, forming part of a rabbit warren on the western slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors. Measures 12 metres by 5.2 metres.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 60-61, Map 29, Figure 29.1 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Foundations and garden of the 'warrener's house' at the north end of the 'Littaford Tors West' settlement.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Modern mapping shows the remains of the house within an enclosure. Historic mapping does not cover this area.
Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England, 1020876 (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.
The warreners' house at NGR SX61167779 includes two separate rectangular earthwork buildings within a rectangular enclosure. A warren is known to have been established in this area in 1895 by James Saltroun of Powder Mills and was abandoned sometime before 1914. Some of the pillow mounds may however belong to an earlier undocumented warren.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 60-61, Map 29, Figure 29.1. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 156942, 22/4/2002. |
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| SDV337021 | Report - Survey: Pattison, P.. 1989. Cherrybrook and Longaford Survey. Unknown. |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV360653 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2018. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. 1020876. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12756 | Part of: Deserted Farmstead on Longford Tor (Monument) |
| MDV5933 | Part of: Field system and hut settlements on south-west slopes of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV28598 | Related to: Fragmentary fields 350 metres south-west of Longaford Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66022 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66023 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66024 | Related to: Hut circle within extensive settlement west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66150 | Related to: Pillow mound on the east side of rabbit warren west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66018 | Related to: Pillow mound within rabbit warren west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66020 | Related to: Pillow mound within rabbit warren west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66021 | Related to: Pillow mound within rabbit warren west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV14156 | Related to: Rabbit warren to the west of Longaford and Littaford Tors, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8644 - Cherrybrook and Longford Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 7 2022 1:55PM |
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