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| HER Number: | MDV20795 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Flint Scatter at Colyford |
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Summary
Scatter of Mesolithic flint from the floodplain of the River Axe at Colyford.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 257 924 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Colyton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COLYTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SE/68
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC (Between))
Full description
Wymer, J. J., 1977, Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites, 56 (Monograph). SDV8096.
Flint finds from the floodplain of the River Axe at Colyford, now in the British Museum. They include mesolithic cores, scrapers and burins.
Dixon, T. + Turton, S. D., 1994, Archaeological and Historical Appraisal of the Town of Colyton, East Devon, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV131634.
Turton, S. D., 1994, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Axe Estuary Local Nature Reserve, 1 (Report - Assessment). SDV120094.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1211 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Flints recovered from flood plain of River Axe at Colyford. Included Mesolithic cores scrapers and burins.
SMR.
Best, J. + Steinmetzer, M. F. R., 2007, Archaeological Evaluation of Land Adjoining the Old Manor Gardens, Colyford, 1 (Report - Evaluation). SDV339936.
Scatter of Mesolithic flint tools of circa 9500-4000BC found on the floodplain of the River Axe near Colyford in the 1970s. Precise locataion uncertain.
National Monuments Record, 2011, 897741, 37, 51, 55 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV348657.
The presence of Mesolithic flints on the floodplain of the River Axe accords with finds from Transect 5b of a borehole survey carried out across Seaton Marshes which indicate a sequence of floodplain deposits overlying gravels.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV120094 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D.. 1994. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Axe Estuary Local Nature Reserve. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 94.72. A4 Grip Bound. 1. |
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| SDV131634 | Report - Assessment: Dixon, T. + Turton, S. D.. 1994. Archaeological and Historical Appraisal of the Town of Colyton, East Devon. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 94.90. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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| SDV339936 | Report - Evaluation: Best, J. + Steinmetzer, M. F. R.. 2007. Archaeological Evaluation of Land Adjoining the Old Manor Gardens, Colyford. Exeter Archaeology Report. 07.73. A4 stapled + Digital. 1. |
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| SDV348657 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2011. 897741. National Monuments Record Database. Website. 37, 51, 55. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 1211. |
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| SDV8096 | Monograph: Wymer, J. J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites. Council for British Archaeology Research Report. 20. Hardback Volume. 56. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV11388 | Related to: Prehistoric Flint Implements found north of Colyton Station (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds
- FDV1125 - BURIN (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FDV1123 - CORE (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FDV1124 - SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV4352 - Evaluation of Land adjoining the Old Manor Gardens, Colyton
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 15 2016 4:16PM |
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