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Summary

This 210m length of contour reave forms the northern edge of a large hut circle settlement. The western length of reave lies below a post-Medieval drystone wall and survives as a spread and lynchetted rubble bank measuring 3m wide and 0.4m high. The east length survives as a rubble bank with an average width of 3m and stands up to 0.8m high. At the eastern end of the surviving reave is a small cairn (AI number 133200/MDV52420), which appears to partly overlie the reave. This reave forms the boundary between the lowland and upland grazing zones.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1009084: Large stone hut circle settlement, an irregular aggregate field system, post-medieval farmstead and associated remains east of Raddick Lane

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/103/36
• Old SAM Ref: 22380

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133199, 03/05/1993 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

(SX 5781 7037) This 210m length of contour reave forms the northern edge of a large hut circle settlement. The western length of reave lies below a post-Medieval drystone wall and survives as a spread and lynchetted rubble bank measuring 3m wide and 0.4m high. The east length survives as a rubble bank with an average width of 3m and stands up to 0.8m high. At the eastern end of the surviving reave is a small cairn (AI number 133200/MDV52420), which appears to partly overlie the reave. This reave forms the boundary between the lowland and upland grazing zones.
No trace of the reave was found beyond the eastern edge of the monument, though it is possible that it either originally extended to, or was intended to link with, the enclosures at SX 5840 7052 which are protected as SAM number 22392 (MDV35506). The reave, however, does extend north from the monument and survives as a low rubble bank below the post-Medieval wall representing the eastern extent of the Raddick Plantation. The reave is destroyed by a small tin streamwork at SX 5780 7062 (MDV28203), before reappearing on the other side to link in with the south-east side of an enclosed settlement at SX 5765 7076 which is protected as SAM 22299 (MDV4952). It would therefore appear that these two settlements, despite their very different character were occupied at the same time.

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

South-eastern end of reave marked on survey data layer.

Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.

Spread rubble from the reave visible on the aerial photography.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area

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