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| HER Number: | MDV13292 |
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| Name: | Possible parallel reave system at Gisperdown, South Brent |
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Summary
Possible parallel reave system at Gisperdown, South Brent, visible on aerial photographs from the 1970s and 1980s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 697 626 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of possible Bronze Age reaves south-west of Gisperdown
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE159
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 901607
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/158
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FOSSILISED REAVE SYSTEM (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV148827.
Aph=raf/cpe/uk/1890 2276-2277(10/12/1946).
Robinson, R., 1978, South Brent Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV137445.
Des=robinson,r. /(1976)/photo in pf. Des=parish checklist/sketch and photograph. Possible parallel reave system gisperdown.
Robinson, R., 1980, An Archaeological Check-List for South Brent, 19 (Report - non-specific). SDV150007.
There is a possible Bronze Age parallel reave system on Gisperdown, SX6962.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible in the enclosed land on 1946 RAF aerial including a bank extending across two fields centred at SX 6976 6265.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137445 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1978. South Brent Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. |
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| SDV148827 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV150007 | Report - non-specific: Robinson, R.. 1980. An Archaeological Check-List for South Brent. DAS/DCRA Publication. 8. A4 Comb Bound. 19. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 18 2023 11:19AM |
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