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Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir is a scheduled ancient monument comprising elements of the Dartmeet coaxial field system located on Dartmoor in Devon. The site consists of Bronze Age field boundaries and associated settlement features that form part of a wider organised landscape system characterised by parallel linear field divisions typical of prehistoric agricultural planning. The coaxial field patterns visible across this area represent an important example of Bronze Age land division and territorial organisation, demonstrating the systematic approach to farming and settlement that prevailed during this period. The monument preserves evidence of prehistoric land use and social structure across the Dartmoor upland landscape.
Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020091. View the official record →
Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir is a scheduled ancient monument comprising elements of the Dartmeet coaxial field system located on Dartmoor in Devon.
Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system 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 1020091.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn near summit of Brent Fore Hill (9.7 km), Cairn with a cist on the eastern slope of Brent Fore Hill (9.7 km), Remains of chapel on Brent Hill (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Prehistoric fields and settlements north east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.