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HER Number: | MDV21093 |
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Name: | Iron hammer found in river at Fernworthy Reservoir |
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Summary
Find of iron hammer with circular shaft hole, very worn through use at both ends. Found about 3.0m below the river bed during construction of the weir for fernworthy reservoir in 1928. A horseshoe was also found at the same depth.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 671 843 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Chagford |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/197
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Post Medieval - 700 BC? to 1750 AD)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222697.
Greeves, t. In crossley, d. W. /medieval industry. Cba research report/40(1981) 89/offprint in smr. Find of iron hammer with circular shaft hole, very worn through use at both ends. Found about 3.0m below the river bed during construction of the weir for fernworthy reservoir in 1928. A horseshoe was also found at the same depth.(greeves).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV222698.
Mus=torquay:1425,1424.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV222697 | Migrated Record: |
SDV222698 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV2569 - HAMMER (Early Iron Age to Post Medieval - 700 BC? to 1750 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Aug 15 2023 9:57AM |
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