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HER Number: | MDV26618 |
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Name: | Parallel reaves on Bagtor Down |
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Summary
A single reave, with traceable origins near Hemsworthy Gate, extends the full length of the Bagtor enclosure, its eastern section having been re-furbished as a boundary within a medieval field system. Three fragmentary reaves follow the same alignment, including the curved section, lower down the valley to the north.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 753 757 |
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Map Sheet: | SX77NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Ilsington |
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District | Teignbridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | ILSINGTON |
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Protected Status
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Scheduled Monument 1002499: Huts and fields NE of Rippon Tor
- SHINE: Earthworks and stone walls of a Bronze Age parallel reave system on Mountsland, Halshanger and Horridge Commons, comprising the remains of a field system, hut circle settlements, enclosures and cairns, and surface remains of 19th century Hemsworthy Mine
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NE/183
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PARALLEL REAVE SYSTEM (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2445 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Reaves clearly visible across Bagtor Down. Map object based on this source.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Parallel reave system, cut by openworks, visible with reaves at SX75057574, SX75507557, SX75707550, SX75707568, SX75807570. The system appears to be delineated by a reave at SX75947550.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, Map 5 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Butler depicts this reave system.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Reaves mostly visible on the aerial photography. Map object based on this source.
Newman , P., 2015, Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, 54, figure 19 (Report - Survey). SDV359145.
Parallel reaves on Bagtor Down. A single reave, with traceable origins near Hemsworthy Gate, extends the full length of the Bagtor enclosure, its eastern section having been re-furbished as a boundary within a medieval field system. Three fragmentary reaves follow the same alignment, including the curved section, lower down the valley to the north. Condition is stable. Becoming disguised by bog along one short section. SX75013 75778.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2445. |
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SDV219155 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. Map 5. |
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SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
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SDV359145 | Report - Survey: Newman , P.. 2015. Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape, Dartmoor National Park, Devon. South-West Landscape Investigations. A4 Bound + Digital. 54, figure 19. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV26527 | Related to: Ditch on Bagtor Down (Monument) |
MDV26528 | Related to: Ditch on Bagtor Down (Monument) |
MDV112771 | Related to: Earthwork 420 metres north of Rippon Tor (Monument) |
MDV8050 | Related to: Enclosure with fields and hut circle on Bagtor Down (Monument) |
MDV7555 | Related to: Hut circles north of Rippon Tor (Monument) |
MDV103648 | Related to: Large field system centred on Halshanger Common (Monument) |
MDV26523 | Related to: Medieval boundary bank on Bagtor Down (Monument) |
MDV113192 | Related to: Medieval field boundaries in Bagtor enclosure (Monument) |
MDV112765 | Related to: Mine spoil heap and whim platform at Prosper Shaft, Bagtor Mine (Monument) |
MDV26617 | Related to: Reaves within Bagtor inner enclosure (Monument) |
MDV112766 | Related to: Tin prospecting pits on Bagtor Down (Monument) |
MDV112767 | Related to: Tin prospecting pits on Rippon Tor east slope (Monument) |
MDV26532 | Related to: Tinner's openwork on Bagtor Down (Monument) |
MDV26535 | Related to: WALL in the Parish of Manaton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6836 - Rippon Tor Premier Archaeological Landscape survey
Date Last Edited: | Mar 7 2016 9:40AM |
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