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| HER Number: | MDV52827 |
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| Name: | Reaves on Cosdon Hill |
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Summary
One of the reaves is oriented east-west across the northern part of Cosdon Hill. The second, at which the cairn forms the junction, align with the head of Ford Brook to the north-east. A third short section at Foxes Holt also runs to the north-east. Collectively they form the Cosdon North reave system.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 634 926 |
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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
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SW166
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1572715
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/173
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SW/86/1
- Pastscape: 1572715
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- REAVE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- REAVE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV218261.
Nmr=sx69sw46.
Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV220822.
Aph=raf 3g tud uk 138/5364-5366(11/4/1946).
Royal Air Force, 1968, V58/RAF/8510, 23-24, 53-54 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221443.
Two parallel reaves are visible leading off of the reave to the north-west. they extend from SX631922 - SX638930 and from SX634922-SX642928.
Ordnance Survey, 1977, 77/105, 30/07/1977, 196 (Aerial Photograph). SDV218260.
The cropmark of a probable reave is visible on aerial photographs from SX640922 to SX636923.
Fleming, A., 1983, The Prehistoric Landscape of Dartmoor. Part 2: North and East Dartmoor, 214, 236 (Article in Serial). SDV227880.
One of the reaves is oriented east-west across the northern part of Cosdon Hill. The second, at which the cairn forms the junction, align with the head of Ford Brook to the north-east. A third short section at Foxes Holt also runs to the north-east. Collectively they form the Cosdon North reave system.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Cosdon north reave visible on RAF 1946 aerial image at SX 633 923.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Environment Agency WMS, 2019, LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362957.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV218260 | Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1977. 77/105. Ordnance Survey Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 30/07/1977, 196. |
| SDV218261 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV220822 | Aerial Photograph: |
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| SDV221443 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1968. V58/RAF/8510. royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 23-24, 53-54. |
| 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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #94447 ] |
| SDV362957 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2019. LiDAR DSM data (1m resolution), 2019. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV63637 | Related to: Length of the Taw Marsh reave 1330m south-east of Belstone (Monument) |
| MDV13064 | Related to: Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010 metres north of Cosdon Beacon (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 14 2023 3:58PM |
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