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HER Number:MDV25834
Name:FOSSILISED REAVE SYSTEM in the Parish of Ashburton

Summary

Modern field boundaries are visible on aerial images in this area, that may have formed part of parallel reave system at one time.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 752 736
Map Sheet:SX77SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishAshburton
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishASHBURTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SE/132

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FOSSILISED REAVE SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Post Medieval - 2200 BC to 1750 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV283902.

Des=adas record sheet/in smr. Vis=9/2/1995 + 2/3/1995 (adas) comprises 2 field boundaries running nw-se + one running sw-ne. All likely to be a prehistoric base though all have been rebuilt in post-prehistoric period. Collapse due to lack of maintenance on w boundary (adas).

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1378 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

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

Modern field boundaries are visible on aerial images in this area, that may have formed part of parallel reave system at one time. The 'fossilised' boundaries are at:
1. SX 7525 7375, 2. SX 7515 7360, 3. SX 7530 7340.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV169268Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1378.
SDV283902Migrated Record:
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.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 24 2023 11:54AM