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Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave

England
List entry 1010658
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010658
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.48 hectares
Grid reference
SX 59785 68577
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave is a Bronze Age field system located on Dartmoor in Devon. The reave comprises a substantial boundary bank constructed from stone, which formed part of the extensive field divisions established across the moorland during the second millennium BC. This particular section is significant as evidence of the sophisticated land management practices employed by prehistoric communities, demonstrating the systematic organisation and allocation of agricultural land across the landscape. The monument remains visible as an archaeological feature of considerable importance for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and economic activity on Dartmoor.

Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010658. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave?

Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave is a Bronze Age field system located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010658.

Who is responsible for protecting Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave?

Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave 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 1010658.

What other scheduled monuments are near Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner (9.4 km), Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement west of Butter Brook Reservoir (10.4 km), Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains (10.5 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner
9.4 km
Unenclosed stone hut circle settlement west of Butter Brook Reservoir
10.4 km
Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains
10.5 km
Cist east of Hangershell Rock
11 km
Cairn on Weatherdon Hill
11 km
Cairn on Weatherdon Hill
11 km
Two fallen standing stones east of Hangershell Rock
11.1 km
Cairn north-west of Butterdon Hill
11.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave

Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

The wider landscape

Around Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave

ExeterRoman town · ~24.9 miles
Domesday entry for Meavy, meavy and Meavy, Devon →
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