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HER Number:MDV50694
Name:Reave running north-east to south-west on Nattor Down, Peter Tavy

Summary

Reave running north-east to south-west for 380 metres on Nattor Down. It is double-faced in places with walls up to 2 metres wide by 0.7 metres high

Location

Grid Reference:SX 540 828
Map Sheet:SX58SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishPeter Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPETER TAVY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 440702
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/34/10
  • Old SAM Ref: 22249
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX58SW16

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX58SW16, SX58SW16 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV215545.

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

Feature recorded.

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130632 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(1993) Reave running from SX 5396 8275 to SX 5425 8296 and forming the southern edge of a large enclosure (subsheet 9). The reave is composed of rubble walling, which is double-faced in places, and measures up to 2m wide and 0.7m high. A 330m length of this feature survives above ground level.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 98-100, Map 32, Figure 32.2 (Monograph). SDV219155.

Sinuous 'reave' running north-east to south-west to the east of Enclosures 'A' and 'B' at the Nattor Down settlements.

English Heritage, 2005-2008, Prehistoric Survey Information (Cartographic). SDV345521.

Feature shown on survey.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Visible on aerial photgraph.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1008711 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Within Scheduled area.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV215545Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1951. SX58SW16. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. SX58SW16.
SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 98-100, Map 32, Figure 32.2.
SDV277946Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130632.
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.
SDV345521Cartographic: English Heritage. 2005-2008. Prehistoric Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #139385 ]
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital.
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1008711.

Associated Monuments

MDV3222Part of: Settlement and field system on Nattor Down, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133759Related to: Enclosure 'A' within settlement and field system on Nattor Down, Peter Tavy (Monument)
MDV133761Related to: Enclosure 'B' within settlement and field system on Nattor Down, Peter Tavy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
  • EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
  • EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area

Date Last Edited:Jan 20 2023 10:16AM