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HER Number:MDV26851
Name:East-west reave north of Honeybag Tor

Summary

Reave north of Honeybag Tor, running approximately east-west.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 727 788
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of a Bronze Age reave north of Honeybag Tor, running roughly east-west

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/207
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • REAVE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

National Monuments Record, 1980, NMR SF1746, 305 (Aerial Photograph). SDV294996.


Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.

Reave visible with two other reaves, at right angles to it, at SX72727980 and SX72877890.


Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East, Map 7 (Monograph). SDV299725.

Butler depicts this reave on his Map 7.


Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.

Reave is clearly visible on the aerial photography. Adjoining reaves not discernable.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV294996Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1980. NMR SF1746. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 305.
SDV299725Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume One - The East. One. Paperback Volume. Map 7.
SDV319854Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV345590Aerial Photograph: Cartographic Engineering. 2006. Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital). Digital. [Mapped feature: #85471 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV26809Related to: Fragmentary reaves south-west of Honeybag Tor (Monument)
MDV26953Related to: Parallel reave system at Chinkwell Tor, Widecombe (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 25 2013 2:40PM