Scheduled MonumentsEnglandPart of Eylesbarrow watershed reave

Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave

England
List entry 1011990
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave is a Bronze Age field boundary system located on Dartmoor in Devon. The reave forms part of a complex network of stone-built linear boundaries that subdivided the landscape, likely constructed during the later Bronze Age around the second millennium BCE. These walls represent one of the most extensive field systems surviving from prehistoric Britain and demonstrate sophisticated land management and territorial organisation by ancient communities. The Eylesbarrow watershed reave would have functioned as both a practical boundary demarcating land divisions and a symbolic marker of communal or individual territorial claims across the moorland landscape.

Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011990. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave?

Part of Eylesbarrow watershed reave is a Bronze Age field boundary system located on Dartmoor in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011990.

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 1011990.

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 (6.4 km), Deer park and rabbit warren at Newnham Park (7.1 km), Post-medieval deer park, medieval fishpond, 18th century triumphal arch and a 19th century lead mine, ore works and smelt mill at Boringdon Park (7.8 km).

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