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| HER Number: | MDV26963 |
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| Name: | Fossilised reave system east of Dunstone Down, Widecombe |
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Summary
Possible fossilised reave system, on a similar (but not exact) alignment to a parallel reave system lying to the west noted from aerial photographs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 713 759 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of extensive abandoned Medieval field system with well-preserved ridge and furrow on southern Hamel Down and extending to meet Prehistoric parallel reave system with hut circles on Dunstone Down
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77NW/254
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FOSSILISED REAVE SYSTEM (Constructed, Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV291887.
Gawne, e. + somers cocks, j. V. /tda/100(1968)277-291 figs 1-3/parallel reaves on dartmoor.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1314 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H., 1979, An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish, Vol V, 1061 (Report - Survey). SDV337078.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possible fossilised reave system, on a similar (but not exact) alignment to a parallel reave system lying to the west visible on 1946 aerial photograph.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1314. |
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| SDV291887 | Migrated Record: |
| 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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| SDV337078 | Report - Survey: Beeson, M. M. R. + Masterman, M. C. H.. 1979. An Archaeological Survey of Enclosed Land in Widecombe-In-The-Moor Parish. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Vols I - V. A4 Comb Bound. Vol V, 1061. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7542 | Part of: Dunstone Down Field System (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1246 - Widecombe parish Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 22 2026 12:43PM |
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