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Eight pillow mounds and a vermin trap on the northern slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor forming part of Trowlesworthy Warren
Devon
This scheduled monument preserves the earthworks of a medieval rabbit warren, a form of managed landscape that was common on Dartmoor and across southern England. The eight pillow mounds are low, elongated ridges where rabbits were encouraged to burrow, creating a sustainable source of meat and fur for the manor that controlled the warren. A vermin trap, built to protect the rabbits from predators, stands among the mounds.
Today the site sits on open moorland on the northern slope of Little Trowlesworthy Tor, the earthworks subtle but readable to those who know what to look for. It is a quiet reminder of how Dartmoor's medieval inhabitants shaped their environment and managed its resources across centuries.
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