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HER Number:MDV26810
Name:Enclosure in reave system at Chinkwell Tor

Summary

Rectangular enclosure with rounded corners attached to a reave within a parallel reave system visible on NMR 1977 aerial image at SX 7307 7813.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 730 781
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of Bronze Age features at Chinkwell Tor, consisting of a parallel reave system, subdivided into fields by several cross and parallel banks and hut circle settlements with enclosures

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/168
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ENCLOSURE (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Monument Record, 1977, SX7378, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV299863.

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

Rectangular enclosure with rounded corners attached to a reave within a parallel reave system visible on NMR 1977 aerial image at SX 7307 7813.

Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV365447.

Visible on the lidar data.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV299863Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX7378. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1.
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.
SDV365447Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142118 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV26953Part of: Parallel reave system at Chinkwell Tor, Widecombe (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 22 2024 4:49PM