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| HER Number: | MDV5667 |
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| Name: | Large scraper of black flint found on summit of Three Barrow Tor, South Brent |
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Summary
On the summit of the tor a large scraper of black flint was picked up near the barrows, one of which had been opened recently. A portion of the implement has been trimmed away, as if to prepare it for insertion in a heft or handle of some sort. Now in Plymouth Museum.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 654 625 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| Civil Parish | Ugborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UGBOROUGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66SE165
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 901619
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SE/9/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Brent, F., 1885, 10th Report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda, 72 (Article in Serial). SDV250005.
Three Barrow Tor. On the summit of the tor a large scraper of black flint was picked up near the barrows, one of which had been opened recently. A portion of the implement has been trimmed away, as if to prepare it for insertion in a heft or handle of some sort.
Burnard, R., 1894, Dartmoor Pictorial Records. Plymouth, Vol IV, Page 17 (Monograph). SDV232119.
Robinson, R., 1980, An Archaeological Check-List for South Brent, 19 (Report - non-specific). SDV150007.
A Neolithic or Early Bronze Age scraper was found on Three Barrows Hill, SX6562, and is now in Plymouth Museum.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV150007 | Report - non-specific: Robinson, R.. 1980. An Archaeological Check-List for South Brent. DAS/DCRA Publication. 8. A4 Comb Bound. 19. |
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| SDV232119 | Monograph: Burnard, R.. 1894. Dartmoor Pictorial Records. Plymouth. Dartmoor Pictorial Records. Plymouth. IV. Unknown. Vol IV, Page 17. |
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| SDV250005 | Article in Serial: Brent, F.. 1885. 10th Report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 17. A5 Hardback. 72. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV5746 | Related to: Northern cairn; Three Barrows on Ugborough Moor, Ugborough (Monument) |
| MDV5830 | Related to: Southern cairn; Three Barrows on Ugborough Moor, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5666 | Related to: Three Barrows; largest cairn, Ugborough Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV2176 - SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV8082 - Survey of the Upper Erme Valley
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 19 2022 12:01PM |
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