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HER Number:MDV114858
Name:Ore Nodule from Hembury Hillfort

Summary

About half of a hollow nodule, probably a carbonate ore.

Location

Grid Reference:ST 112 032
Map Sheet:ST10SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishPayhembury
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishPAYHEMBURY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)

Full description

Crew, P., 1993, Blackdown Hills, Devon. Preliminary Report on the Slags from Sweetlands, Livenhays, Moorlands, Hemyock and Woodbury Great Close (Report - Survey). SDV359508.

From the collection of R. Staines. About half of a hollow nodule, 185 by 90 by 60 millimetres, weighing 1145 grams, with 14 millimetre thick walls. Very thin external weathered zone. Probably a carbonate ore. Thought to have come from Hembury Hillfort. Exact location unknown. Map object approximate, based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV359508Report - Survey: Crew, P.. 1993. Blackdown Hills, Devon. Preliminary Report on the Slags from Sweetlands, Livenhays, Moorlands, Hemyock and Woodbury Great Close. A4 Bound + Digital.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

  • FDV6133 - GEOLOGICAL SAMPLE (Undated)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 8 2018 3:39PM