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| HER Number: | MDV30144 |
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| Name: | Copper spearheads found at Fingle Bridge |
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Summary
Copper spearheads found at Fingle Bridge.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 74 91 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX79SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Drewsteignton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DREWSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX79SW/68
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Spence Bate, C., 1872, Researches into some Antient Tumuli on Dartmoor, 533 (Article in Serial). SDV336926.
Pearce, S. M., 1983, The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain (Monograph). SDV341822.
Spearheads of pure copper found at Fingle Bridge, Drewsteignton in a cist in the 1860s (citing Bate). Now lost. Type unknown.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336926 | Article in Serial: Spence Bate, C.. 1872. Researches into some Antient Tumuli on Dartmoor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 5. Digital. 533. |
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| SDV341822 | Monograph: Pearce, S. M.. 1983. The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain. British Archaeological Reports. 120. Photocopy. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3962 - SPEARHEAD (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 19 2015 11:46AM |
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