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| HER Number: | MDV14879 |
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| Name: | Reave on Shovel Down, Gidleigh |
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Summary
Reave aligned roughly north-west by south-east, running from Scorhill Down across Shovel Down, through the ritual complex, towards Thornworthy Down. Part of parallel reave system MDV6114.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 657 863 |
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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
- National Monuments Record
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443663
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/112
- Old SAM County Ref: 144
- Old SAM Ref: 28663
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- REAVE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
SX68NE/110, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV242121.
Vis=16/7/1974 + 25/8/1978 (os) a denuded reave forms the nw extension of the stone row (sx68ne/110).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242128.
Osa=sx68ne16 plan at 1:2500 on composite survey card.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV242131.
Osa=sx68ne67.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 1362-4 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1976, Report of Field Visit to the Shovel Down stone rows (13/08/1976) (Report - non-specific). SDV362905.
13/8/1976 A reave, previously unrecorded runs right through the complex at about north-west by south-east, though its south-east extension was not investigated. At the north-west end was a possible return at right angles towards the south-west. A cairn (SX68NE/43/2) is thought to be part of this reave.
Walrond, L. F. J., 1976, Shovel Down stone rows, 15/10/1976 (Correspondence). SDV274168.
(July 1975) This seemed to be stone rows originally, the north section forms part of Worth's row 36 (SX68NE/110), the southern section forms a single line running towards a distant combe, with numerous stones visible.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1976, Site visit notes and plan of the Shovel Down stone rows (Site Visit). SDV274180.
13/8/1976 A reave, previously unrecorded runs right through the complex at about north-west by south-east, though its south-east extension was not investigated. At the north-west end was a possible return at right angles towards the south-west. A cairn (SX68NE/43/2) is thought to be part of this reave.
National Monument Record, 1977, NMR SX6586, 3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV220197.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
A reave is visible on the National Monument Record aerial photographs at SX65988594. Reave shown on aerial photography mapping running north-west to south-east from SX65418698 to SX65998591 and possibly on to SX66168576.
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 143951 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 179; Fig 36.7 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Johnston, R. + Wickstead, H. + Bruck, J., 2003, Shovel Down Project Summary Report 2003 (Report - Excavation). SDV355266.
An excavation in 2003 at the junction with the 'Shovel Down' axial boundary SX68NE/305 at SX65858617 did not expose evidence of either boundary although traces of occupation preceded the structure of the boundaries.
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. 179; Fig 36.7. |
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| SDV220197 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. NMR SX6586. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3. |
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| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1362-4. |
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| SDV242121 | Report - Survey: SX68NE/110. |
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| SDV242128 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV242131 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV274168 | Correspondence: Walrond, L. F. J.. 1976. Shovel Down stone rows. Letter. Digital. 15/10/1976. |
| SDV274180 | Site Visit: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1976. Site visit notes and plan of the Shovel Down stone rows. dartmoor National Park Authority. Digital. |
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| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 143951. |
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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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| SDV355266 | Report - 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. |
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| SDV362905 | Report - non-specific: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1976. Report of Field Visit to the Shovel Down stone rows (13/08/1976). Dartmoor National Park Authority. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6114 | Part of: Kes Tor field system, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV6168 | Related to: Alignment 'A' on Shovel Down. Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV54548 | Related to: Bank north-west of Batworthy Farm (Monument) |
| MDV6160 | Related to: 'Barrow' on Shovel Down, Gidleigh (Monument) |
| MDV68277 | Related to: Reave to the south-west of Batworthy (Monument) |
| MDV6166 | Related to: Teign-a-ver Clapper Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor
- EDV8043 - Excavation on Shovel Down and Kes Tor (2003)
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2023 9:52AM |
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