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Roughtor parallel reave

England
List entry 1010697
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1010697
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.77 hectares
Grid reference
SX 58005 68081
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Roughtor parallel reave is a Bronze Age linear boundary system located on Bodmin Moor in Devon, England. The monument consists of parallel lines of stones arranged to form a substantial land division, typical of the reave systems that characterised the organised landscape management of the second millennium BC. Such reaves served to demarcate fields, control livestock movement, and establish territorial boundaries across the moorland. The Roughtor example is one of several preserved examples of these prehistoric agricultural systems that remain visible on Bodmin Moor today, providing archaeological evidence of the sophisticated land use practices of Bronze Age Cornish communities.

Roughtor parallel reave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010697. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roughtor parallel reave?

Roughtor parallel reave is a Bronze Age linear boundary system located on Bodmin Moor in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010697.

Who is responsible for protecting Roughtor parallel reave?

Roughtor parallel 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 1010697.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roughtor parallel reave?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two round barrows on Ridding Down (6.7 km), Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate (6.9 km), Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge (7.5 km).

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Two round barrows on Ridding Down
6.7 km
Cholwich Town Cross: a wayside cross between Quick Bridge and Tolchmoor Gate
6.9 km
Hut circle 1000yds (915m) E of Coleland Bridge
7.5 km
Prehistoric barrow cemetery on Crownhill Down, 900m north of Drakelands Farm
8.2 km
Barrow cemetery on western slope of Crownhill Down
8.2 km
Round barrow 950yds (868m) N of Drakeland Corner
8.6 km
Unenclosed stone hut settlement north-east of Yadsworthy
8.9 km
Boringdon Camp hillfort and associated remains
9.1 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roughtor parallel reave

Roughtor parallel reave stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is felsic-rock.

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