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| HER Number: | MDV130492 |
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| Name: | Reave south-east of the Scorhill stone circle |
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Summary
A length of reave separating the stone circle from the cairns leads in a north east to south west direction and measures up to 2m wide by 0.7m high. The reave is of rubble bank construction with occasional protruding orthostats.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 654 872 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old SAM County Ref: 387
- Old SAM Ref: 28715
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- REAVE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 192, Map 38.8 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Reave near to the Scorhill circle has also been damaged; cut by tracks and banks in several places along its course from the river. It fades out around 20m east of the stone circle.
Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.
A length of reave separating the stone circle from the cairns leads in a north east to south west direction and measures up to 2m wide by 0.7m high. The reave is of rubble bank construction with occasional protruding orthostats.
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. 192, Map 38.8. |
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| SDV364016 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2021. National Heritage List for England. Digital. [Mapped feature: #129803 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6196 | Related to: Long cairn 160m south of Scorhill Stone Circle (Monument) |
| MDV130497 | Related to: Possible stone row south-east of the Scorhill stone circle (Monument) |
| MDV130493 | Related to: Round cairn south-south-east of the Scorhill stone circle (Monument) |
| MDV6122 | Related to: Stone circle, Scorhill Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 19 2021 2:09PM |
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