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Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir is a Bronze Age monument complex forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system on Dartmoor in Devon, England. The site comprises relict field boundaries, settlement remains, and burial cairns that exemplify the extensive land division and habitation patterns established during the Bronze Age on the high moorland. The coaxial field system demonstrates a sophisticated approach to territorial organisation, with parallel and perpendicular field boundaries arranged across the landscape, accompanied by associated settlement structures and burial monuments. This archaeological complex represents significant evidence for Bronze Age farming practices and social organisation on Dartmoor and contributes to understanding of prehistoric moorland exploitation and settlement patterns in south-western Britain.
Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020092. View the official record →
Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir is a Bronze Age monument complex forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020092.
Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south 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 1020092.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone hut circle south west of Corringdon Ball (9.7 km), One of two stone hut circles on Corringdon Ball, north of Corringdon Farm (9.8 km), One of two stone hut circles on Corringdon Ball, north of Corringdon Farm (9.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south 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, settlements and cairn south 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.