12-1331: For the boundary, see Reave . For other uses, see Reeves . Reaves is a surname . Notable people with the name include: Austin Reaves (born 1998), American basketball player Darrin Reaves (born 1993), American football running back free agent Emily Grace Reaves (born 2001), American actress and model James Reaves (born 1982), American basketball player Jeremy Reaves (born 1996), American football free safety Jessi Reaves (born 1986), American artist John Reaves (1950–2017), American football player Jordan Reaves (born 1990), Canadian football defensive lineman Ken Reaves (born 1944), American football defensive back Linda Reaves (1949–1985), American murder victim Mallory Reaves (born 1984), American writer Michael Reaves (1950–2023), American writer Pearl Reaves (1929–2000), American singer and guitarist Ryan Reaves (born 1987), Canadian-American professional ice hockey player Shawn Reaves (born 1978), American actor Willard Reaves (born 1959), American-Canadian gridiron football running back See also [ edit ] Reavis (disambiguation) Reeves (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
24-459: Is an older disused bridge to the north of the modern road. The hamlet is dominated by the spoil tip from the former Merrivale granite quarry (originally known as Tor Quarries), which closed in 1997. The few buildings include houses built originally for quarry workers and the Dartmoor Inn, which sells Merrivale Ale. There was once also a Wesleyan chapel. The main area of archaeological interest
36-798: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Reave A reave is a long and generally straight boundary wall made of stone that was built during the Bronze Age . Reaves were identified as prehistoric features on Dartmoor in Devon , England in 1972, and although they had been described by antiquarians in the 1820s, the knowledge of their origins had been lost, ignored and misrepresented for around 150 years. There are three main classes of reaves: parallel reaves divided land to create rectilinear fields which were sometimes subdivided by cross reaves . Terminal reaves tend to run for great distances along contours or watersheds and served to divide
48-580: Is known as the Great Western Reave, which, although incomplete, stretches over 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from beyond White Tor in the north, over Roos Tor, through the Merrivale archaeological landscape and Foggintor granite quarries to its southern end, east of Sharpitor, by the side of the B3212 road. Merrivale, Devon Merrivale (formerly also Merivale ) is a locality in western Dartmoor , in
60-462: Is to the south-east of the hamlet at grid reference SX556746 . Although it has been diminished over time, the site includes a 3.8m standing stone , a stone circle and a stone row . Also visible are two stone avenues running parallel to each other on either side of a stream. The southern avenue is 263.5 metres long and has the remains of a barrow in the middle. The northern avenue is slightly shorter. Both avenues are only about 1 metre wide down
72-625: The West Devon district of Devon , England. It is best known for the nearby series of Bronze Age megalithic monuments to the south and a former granite quarry. The hamlet , which lies within the civil parish of Whitchurch , is situated at the crossing of the River Walkham on the B3357 (formerly the main Ashburton to Tavistock road), midway between the towns of Princetown and Tavistock . There
84-409: The surname Reaves . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reaves&oldid=1257159563 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
96-472: The centre. The southernmost double row has a kistvaen set within the stone row. The eastern end of the rows is passed by a section of the Great Western Reave , running roughly NW-SE. To the south of the avenues is a large kistvaen which contained a flint scraper , a number of flint flakes and a whetstone for polishing metal items. The 'lid' of the cist was broken in two by a farmer sometime in
108-531: The enclosed areas from the higher open moor. In total, the reaves on Dartmoor cover an area of over 10,000 hectares (39 sq mi). There are over 20 major field systems delineated by reaves on Dartmoor. The largest is around Rippon Tor , which covers over 2,000 hectares (7.7 sq mi). Other large systems are North Dart (over 1,400 hectares (5.4 sq mi)), South Dart (550 hectares (2.1 sq mi)) and Easdon Down (380 hectares (1.5 sq mi)). The longest reave identified on Dartmoor
120-511: The past who made a gatepost out of it. Numerous tors are visible from the site, including King's Tor and Staple Tor . The stone row was formerly known in the area as the Potato Market or Plague Market, supposedly since provisions for Tavistock were left here during an outbreak of plague. William Crossing remarked on how insignificant the stones appear, given the size of some of the raw materials available. More recent archaeology includes
132-597: The remains of tin mining and smelting along the River Walkham and its side streams. Merrivale straddles the western edge of the Dartmoor granite outcrop. The hamlet, quarry and Staple Tors to the north are on the granite, while Cox Tor immediately to the west is on the metamorphic aureole , with altered Carboniferous sedimentary rocks of the Culm Measures lower down and calc-silicate hornfels and intrusive dolerite at
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#1732901176521144-572: The summit. The Merrivale Granite is coarse grained, porphyritic , with crystals that are dark grey, white/cream and orange in colour. The Merrivale Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) to the north of the hamlet was the 4000th SSSI declared in England, in 1997. Besides the quarry it includes Cox Tor, Roos Tor and Staple Tors. It has a range of periglacial landscape features , including blockfields, boulder runs and boulder stripes, formed under tundra conditions (arctic to sub-arctic climate) during
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