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HER Number:MDV5029
Name:Finds of flint arrowheads from Princetown Prison

Summary

Some perfect arrowheads found in the Princetown Prison grounds, in the peat bogs.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 586 741
Map Sheet:SX57SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/134

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, SX57SE64 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV250007.


Brent, F., 1885, 10th Report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda, 71-2 (Article in Serial). SDV250005.

Princetown. Some perfect arrowheads found in the prison grounds, in the peat bogs. Now in the Museum of the Plymouth Institution.


Turton, S. D., 1993, Archaeological Assessment of SWW Dousland to Rundlestone Water Main, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV249910.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV249910Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D.. 1993. Archaeological Assessment of SWW Dousland to Rundlestone Water Main. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 93.06. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5.
SDV250005Article in Serial: Brent, F.. 1885. 10th Report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 17. A5 Hardback. 71-2.
SDV250007Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey. SX57SE64.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

  • FDV3200 - ARROWHEAD (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Neolithic - 698000 BC to 2201 BC)

Associated Events

  • EDV7115 - Assessment of the buildings at Princetown Prison, Dartmoor

Date Last Edited:Feb 15 2019 2:43PM

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