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HER Number:MDV50017
Name:Iron Ore from Mutter's Moor

Summary

Sample of iron rich sandstone found on Mutter's Moor.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 109 873
Map Sheet:SY18NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSidmouth
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOTTERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY18NW/163

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ORE (Unknown date)

Full description

Royal Albert Memorial Museum, 1992, Enquiry Form (Report - non-specific). SDV102802.

Sample of iron material found by G Tyers from "near large car park" on Mutters Moor/Peak Hill. Identified as iron-rich sandstone from the upper greensand.


Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1994, Blackdown Hills ironworking survey (Report - Survey). SDV126734.

Other details: Archive.


Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 154, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 412 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.

A sample of iron ore was found ‘near large car park’ on Mutter’s Moor/Peak Hill. Identified as iron rich sandstone from the Upper Greensand. Site lies just outside the survey area.


Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 1779 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Iron-rich sandstone found on Peak Hill.
SMR.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV101648Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 154, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 412.
SDV102802Report - non-specific: Royal Albert Memorial Museum. 1992. Enquiry Form. A4 Single Sheet + Digital.
SDV126734Report - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1994. Blackdown Hills ironworking survey. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report.
SDV351568Archive - 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. 1779.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV3431 - Blackdown Hills Ironworking Survey
  • EDV3432 - East Devon heathlands archaeological survey

Date Last Edited:Oct 14 2016 4:28PM