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| HER Number: | MDV27940 |
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| Name: | Field system north-east of Cheriton Combe on South Tawton Common |
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Summary
Field system visible consisting of a number of banks or reaves scattered between enclosures and hut circles on the east side of Cawsand Hill visible on NMR 1979 aerial image at SX 6470 9170.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 645 917 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Fragmentary earthwork remains of a Bronze Age reave system on South Tawton Common, including hut circles and associated prehistoric enclosures
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW54
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/199
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FIELD SYSTEM (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
National Monument Record, 1979, SF1510, 341 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224088.
Fleming, A., 1983, The Prehistoric Landscape of Dartmoor. Part 2: North and East Dartmoor, 214, 236 (Article in Serial). SDV227880.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Field system visible consisting of a number of banks or reaves scattered between enclosures and hut circles on the east side of Cawsand Hill visible on NMR 1979 aerial image at SX 6470 9170.
South Tawton Common reave system centred SX 647 915. Poorly defined system of parallel reaves. Probably originally extended further east (citing article in PPS, 1983).
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (single years) (Aerial Photograph). SDV365735.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224088 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. SF1510. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 341. |
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| SDV227880 | Article in Serial: Fleming, A.. 1983. The Prehistoric Landscape of Dartmoor. Part 2: North and East Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 49. Unknown. 214, 236. |
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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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| SDV365735 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (single years). Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #141998 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6886 | Related to: Triple stone alignment and cairn 780 metres east of Cawsand Beacon, South Tawton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 8 2024 11:38AM |
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