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HER Number:MDV29124
Name:Shovel Down reave system (east), Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Part of the parallel reave system on Stonetor Hill; see main record MDV29123 for full details. Some work undertaken in 2003 revealed small stones forming the core of the wall with a few facing stones. Finds included a sherd of late prehistoric pottery and three pieces of worked flint.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 652 859
Map Sheet:SX68NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishGidleigh
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishGIDLEIGH

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX68NW24
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 443730
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/112/2
  • Old SAM Ref: 28663

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • PARALLEL REAVE SYSTEM (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

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

Reave shown on rchme aerial photography mapping running east to west from SX 6489 8570 to SX 6585 8617 described on SX68NE/305.

Griffith, F. M., 1985, DAP/EL, 4, 5 (Aerial Photograph). SDV215281.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143988, 144079 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(1997) Part of Shovel Down coaxial field system.

Johnston, R. + Wickstead, H. + Bruck, J., 2003, Shovel Down Project Summary Report 2003, 8, 9 (in parish file) (Report - Excavation). SDV355266.

An excavation undertaken in 2003 at the junction with boundary sx68nw/148 revealed small stones forming the core of the wall with a few facing stones. Finds included a sherd of late prehistoric pottery and three pieces of worked flint.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV215281Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1985. DAP/EL. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4, 5.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 143988, 144079.
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.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127689 ]
SDV355266Report - Excavation: Johnston, R. + Wickstead, H. + Bruck, J.. 2003. Shovel Down Project Summary Report 2003. University of Wales, Bangor + University College London + University College Dublin. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8, 9 (in parish file).

Associated Monuments

MDV6163Parent of: Hut circle settlement on Shovel Down within early field system, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV68273Parent of: Reave on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV68273Related to: Reave on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV29123Part of: Shovel Down reave system (west), Dartmoor Forest (Monument)
MDV58320Related to: D-shaped hut in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58331Related to: Hut by leat in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58328Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down (Monument)
MDV58321Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58323Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58325Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58326Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58327Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58332Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58333Related to: Hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58324Related to: Hut circle with annexe in settlement on Shovel Down (Monument)
MDV58318Related to: Hut in settlement on Shovel Down adjacent to the Southill Leat, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58314Related to: Hut in settlement on Shovel Down, east of the Southill Leat, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58315Related to: Hut in settlement on Shovel Down, east of the Southill Leat, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58334Related to: Hut in settlement on Shovel Down, east of the Southill Leat, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58317Related to: Hut in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58352Related to: Hut in settlement on the east slope of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58354Related to: Hut in settlement on the east slope of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58355Related to: Hut in settlement on the east slope of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58356Related to: Hut in settlement on the east slope of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58357Related to: Hut in settlement on the east slope of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV54498Related to: Hut on Stonetor Hill (Monument)
MDV134099Related to: Platform within settlement on the east slope of Stonetor Hill, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV68273Parent of: Reave on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV68273Related to: Reave on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58322Related to: Ruined hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV29126Related to: Settlement on the east slope of Stonetor Hill. Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58319Related to: Small hut adjacent the Southill Leat in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58329Related to: Small hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58330Related to: Small hut circle in settlement on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV58316Related to: Small hut in settlement on Shovel Down, east of the Southill Leat, Gidleigh (Monument)
MDV48014Related to: Teign Divider reave on Chagford Common (Monument)

Associated Finds

  • FDV5960 - FLAKE (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD)
  • FDV5959 - SHERD (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2200 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Events

  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Jan 9 2024 2:50PM

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