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HER Number: | MDV107324 |
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Name: | Peat Deposit at North Hallsands |
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Summary
A peat deposit overlain by marine shingle is located at North Hallsands.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 818 389 |
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Map Sheet: | SX83NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Stokenham |
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District | South Hams |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ORGANIC DEPOSIT (Unknown date)
Full description
Various, 12/05/2015, Peat Deposits, North Hallsands (Correspondence). SDV358303.
Previous lab results discussed (ID 312, Laboratory code SRR-317. Sample location SX 818 389 Depth of sample c.-1 m OD. Dated sample description; Peat. Uncalibrated date 1680 ± 50, calibrated date -29.3.) which according to English Heritage is Roman or Post-Roman in date.
Further samples have been taken but analysis has yet to take place.
Cove, M., 2007, Ancient Forests of the South Devon Coast: 8000 Years of Changing Vegetation, Determined by Pollen Analysis (Article in Serial). SDV348154.
English Heritage, 2013, Intertidal and Coastal Peat Database: Devon, Record ID 447,
ID 312, Laboratory code SRR-317 (Website). SDV350876.
Record ID 447. Year; 1979. Peat overlain by marine shingle. Deposit located at SX 818 389. Depth of deposit c. -1 m OD. Collected 1974 and submitted by MWL Blackley. Peat accumulated in coastal brackish lagoon enclosed from the sea by a shingle barrier.
ID 312, Laboratory code SRR-317. Sample location SX 818 389 Depth of sample c.-1 m OD. Dated sample description; Peat. Uncalibrated date 1680 ± 50, calibrated date -29.3.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV348154 | Article in Serial: Cove, M.. 2007. Ancient Forests of the South Devon Coast: 8000 Years of Changing Vegetation, Determined by Pollen Analysis. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 139. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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SDV350876 | Website: English Heritage. 2013. Intertidal and Coastal Peat Database: Devon. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/research/heritage-science/environmental-archaeology/Environmental-Studies-Resources/intertidal-peat-database/. Website. Record ID 447,
ID 312, Laboratory code SRR-317. [Mapped feature: #2092 ] |
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SDV358303 | Correspondence: Various. 12/05/2015. Peat Deposits, North Hallsands. Radiocarbon Dates of Peat Deposits. Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5547 - Palaeoenvironmental Investigation of the South Devon Coast
Date Last Edited: | May 12 2015 2:19PM |
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