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Cholwich Town contour reave, cairn and two enclosures is a Bronze Age ritual and settlement complex located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site comprises a substantial cairn, two associated enclosures, and a contour reave, a characteristic linear boundary marker of the period that follows the natural topography of the moorland. These monuments date to the Bronze Age and represent the organised use and demarcation of the upland landscape during prehistoric times. The site is significant as evidence of Bronze Age pastoral and ceremonial activity on Dartmoor, with the cairn likely serving as a burial monument or territorial marker within a broader system of land management indicated by the reave.
Cholwich Town contour reave, cairn and two enclosures is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017399. View the official record →
Cholwich Town contour reave, cairn and two enclosures is a Bronze Age ritual and settlement complex located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017399.
Cholwich Town contour reave, cairn and two enclosures is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017399.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (6.1 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (7.5 km), Enclosure with hut circles east of Addicombe (7.6 km).
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