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HER Number:	MDV27682
Name:	Reave system south of Bench Tor, Holne

Summary

Part of the Dartmeet parallel reave system (MDV6030) or MDV27685; Dartmoor reave system on Holne Moor.

Location

Grid Reference:	SX 689 712
Map Sheet:	SX67SE
Admin Area	Dartmoor National Park
Civil Parish	Holne
District	South Hams
Ecclesiastical Parish	HOLNE

Protected Status

Scheduled Monument 1020091: Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system
SHINE: Earthwork remains of Bronze Age parallel reave system with medieval fields and fossilised reave system preserved in fields surrounding Stoke Farms, Holne

Other References/Statuses

Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/246/4
SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

PARALLEL REAVE SYSTEM (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV158780.

Fleming, a. /pps/44(1978)97-122 the prehistoric landscape of dartmoor. Part of the dartmeet parallel reave system (fleming).

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV158782.

Aph=nmr sx6971/1/54-63(19/5/1977).

Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2375-2376 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.

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

Two parallel reaves which probably extend from the parallel reave system (subsheet 5): various enclosures are integrated into this reave system. The system extends from SX 6902 7177 to SX 6895 7089. Runs parallel to fossilized reave system SX67SE/243 in both the reaves run south-west to north-east and reave system (subsheet 1). Visible on RAF 1946 and NMR 1977 aerial images at SX 6890 7125.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV158780	Migrated Record:
SDV158782	Aerial Photograph:


SDV169268	Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2375-2376.


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.

Associated Monuments

MDV6030	Part of: Dartmeet parallel reave system - northern section (Monument)
MDV27685	Related to: Dartmeet parallel reave system on Holne Moor (Monument)
MDV12990	Related to: Enclosure with hut 700m south of Bench Tor (Monument)
MDV6447	Related to: Enclosure with two huts 270m south-west of Bench Tor, Holne Moor (Monument)
MDV26247	Related to: Fossilised reave system at Stoke Farms, Holne (Monument)
MDV6450	Related to: Hut and enclosure in Dartmeet reave system, south-west of Bench Tor (Monument)
MDV128498	Related to: Hut on the edge of enclosure 200m south of Bench Tor (Monument)
MDV26376	Related to: Hut on the edge of enclosure 200m south of Bench Tor (Monument)
MDV25439	Related to: Part of the Holne Town Gutter leat (Monument)
MDV26483	Related to: Unlikely hut on Holne Moor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

EDV7100 - Holne Moor Survey

Date Last Edited:	Jul 25 2023 4:48PM

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