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| HER Number: | MDV11617 |
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| Name: | Artefact Scatter near Hartland Quay |
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Summary
A number of Mesolithic flints were collected in the 1920s by a stream near Hartland Quay.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 225 246 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS22SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Hartland |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARTLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/17
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/72
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS22SW14
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS22SW21
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 8000 BC (Between) to 4001 BC (Between))
Full description
Wymer, J. J., 1977, Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites, 58 (Monograph). SDV8096.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SS22SW14 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV5571.
A number of mesolithic artefacts were found by a stream near Hartland Quay in the 1920s. The NGR is given as SS222247.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SS22SW21 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV5573.
Six Mesolithic blades or flakes, four cores, two scrapers, two micro-burins and other artefacts were found by T. C. Lethbridge at a site by a stream in the 1920s. The stream is suggested to be that centred at SS225246 and may be the true location of his site at Hartland Point (NMR SS22NW6).
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, Nos. 148, 355 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Mesolithic flints including 4 cores, 6 unretouched blades and flakes and 2 scrapers, collected in 1920s near Hartland Quay. OS suggest SS 225246 as a possible location for these finds.
University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, No. 237 (Interpretation). SDV361978.
Position given is offshore/inter tidal zone, but description could equally indicate inland location near Hartland Quay.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. Nos. 148, 355. |
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| SDV361978 | Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. No. 237. |
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| SDV5571 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SS22SW14. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV5573 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SS22SW21. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. [Mapped feature: #142354 ] |
| SDV8096 | Monograph: Wymer, J. J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. 20. Hardback Volume. 58. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV67 | Related to: Mesolithic microliths found off the Hartland coast (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV5778 - TOOL (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 12 2024 3:58PM |
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