MEDIEVAL AND EARLY POST-MEDIEVAL RABBIT WARRENS: A THREAT-RELATED ASSESSMENT 2013

As part of a Cadw-funded threat-related assessment project, Dyfed Archaeological Trust investigated the under-represented site type of medieval and early post-medieval rabbit warrens. Between 2012 and 2013, 87 sites were visited and recorded, many identified through place-names, aerial photography, or subtle earthworks such as pillow mounds. Although most examples proved to date from the 17th century or later, several were of schedulable quality, especially where groups of sites survived together. The project highlights the importance of rabbit warrens in the rural landscape and the need for further recognition and protection of these often misinterpreted monuments.