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| HER Number: | MDV12892 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Axe, Totnes |
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Summary
Part of a Prehistoric axe was found somewhere in Totnes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 80 60 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Littlehempston |
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| Civil Parish | Totnes |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOTNES |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/60
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX86SW55
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))
Full description
Fox, A., 1953, 20th Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon, 169 (Article in Serial). SDV223412.
Pointed butt of a prehistoric axe found 'some time ago' in Totnes: exact site not known. The Stone Axe Committee report Number 820 classifies it as a greenstone of Group 1. The Neolithic fragment is 9 centimetres long by 4.6 centimetres wide by 4 centimetres thick.
Evens, E. D. + Grinsell, L. V. + Piggott, S. + Wallis, F. S., 1962, The petrological identification of stone axes, 209 (Article in Serial). SDV323924.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX86SW55 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV343030.
Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants, 1996, Assessment of Civic Centre Area, Totnes (Report - Assessment). SDV340328.
Green, T., 2008, North Gate Lodge, Castle Street, Totnes: Results of an Archaeological Desk-Based Study, 20 (Report - Assessment). SDV342884.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV223412 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1953. 20th Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 85. A5 Hardback. 169. |
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| SDV323924 | Article in Serial: Evens, E. D. + Grinsell, L. V. + Piggott, S. + Wallis, F. S.. 1962. The petrological identification of stone axes. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 28. Unknown. 209. |
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| SDV340328 | Report - Assessment: Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants. 1996. Assessment of Civic Centre Area, Totnes. Keystone Historic Buildings Consultants Report. K477. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV342884 | Report - Assessment: Green, T.. 2008. North Gate Lodge, Castle Street, Totnes: Results of an Archaeological Desk-Based Study. Southwest Archaeology Report. 060915. A4 Stapled + Digital. 20. |
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| SDV343030 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX86SW55. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3614 - AXE HEAD (Early Neolithic to Unknown - 4000 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV4545 - Assessment of Northgate Lodge, Castle Street, Totnes
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 31 2012 3:03PM |
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