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| HER Number: | MDV26703 |
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| Name: | Fossilised reave system around Bowden Farm, North Bovey |
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Summary
Field system visible on RAF 1947 aerial image at SX 7240 8370 shows strong association with a parallel reave system on Easdon Down in terms of its alignment and continuation.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 723 836 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Dartmoor Non-designated Heritage Asset (Evidential)
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/158
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FOSSILISED REAVE SYSTEM (Early Bronze Age to Late Medieval - 2200 BC to 1539 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 2353 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Field system visible on RAF 1947 aerial image at SX 7240 8370 shows strong association with a parallel reave system on Easdon Down in terms of its alignment and continuation.
Bray, L., 2017, Bowden Farm fossilised reave system (Un-published). SDV360607.
The field system to the west of Bowden farm shows a similar co-axial pattern and orientation to the reave system on Easdon Down 700m to the south-east. The modern field system is medieval in date and thus is likely to have re-used and fossilised the relict Bronze Age fieldscape. As experience elsewhere has shown, survival of features dating to the Bronze Age is likely in such areas, despite their later use. Accordingly the evidential value of MDV26703 must be considered to be significant. In addition, the feature possesses a degree of historical value as it demonstrates the re-use of an earlier landscape by a medieval farming system. In summary, the Bowden fossilised reave system possesses sufficient archaeological significance to be considered an undesignated heritage asset.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2353. |
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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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| SDV360607 | Un-published: Bray, L.. 2017. Bowden Farm fossilised reave system. Non-Designated Heritage Assets. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26991 | Related to: Fossilised reave system between Bowden and Langdon, North Bovey (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 25 2023 10:02AM |
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