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HER Number:MDV26446
Name:FOSSILISED REAVE SYSTEM in the Parish of Widecombe in the Moor

Summary

Very small area of fossilized reaves within the enclosed south of West Shallowford Farm with reaves continuing from parallel reave system SX67NE/49 into these fields and beyond the enclosed land into the reaves and fossilized reaves of SX67NE/049. Visible on RAF 1948 and NMR 1977 aerials at SX 6925 7536.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 692 753
Map Sheet:SX67NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/229

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV298077.

Aph=raf cpe/uk 2149/4419-20(11/3/1948).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV298078.

Aph=nmr sx6875/2/150-156(19/5/1977).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV298079.

Fleming, a. /the dartmoor reaves/(1988).

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

Very small area of fossilized reaves within the enclosed south of West Shallowford Farm with reaves continuing from parallel reave system SX67NE/49 into these fields and beyond the enclosed land into the reaves and fossilized reaves of SX67NE/049. Visible on RAF 1948 and NMR 1977 aerials at SX 6925 7536.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV298077Aerial Photograph:
SDV298078Aerial Photograph:
SDV298079Migrated 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

MDV15076Related to: Settlement on Jordan Ball (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey

Date Last Edited:Jul 24 2023 3:22PM