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| HER Number: | MDV8780 |
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| Name: | Flint arrowhead, Grimspound |
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Summary
A finely worked flint arrowhead was picked up on the edge of the pathway across grimspound near the entrance; it had apparently been washed out from the adjoining bank after heavy rain in 1957. This slender triangular type, with barbs of the same length as the tang, is characteristic of the first (wessex) phase of the middle bronze age. The type has breton affinities. The early excavations of the huts in grimspound produced no evidence of the fine flintwork. The arrowhead should perhaps be associated with the builders of the hameldon and other barrows on the adjacent hill crest (fox).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 702 808 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Manaton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MANATON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX78SW49
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445689
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/49/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV303813.
Fox, a. /tda/90(1958)219/24th report on archaeology and early history.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV303814.
Osa=sx78sw49.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV303815.
Pattison, p. /a survey of grimspound,manaton parish,devon/rchme/(1991)2/ in smr.
FOX, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV4034.
A finely worked flint arrowhead was picked up on the edge of the pathway across grimspound near the entrance; it had apparently been washed out from the adjoining bank after heavy rain in 1957. This slender triangular type, with barbs of the same length as the tang, is characteristic of the first (wessex) phase of the middle bronze age. The type has breton affinities. The early excavations of the huts in grimspound produced no evidence of the fine flintwork. The arrowhead should perhaps be associated with the builders of the hameldon and other barrows on the adjacent hill crest (fox).
Barber, J., 1972, 33rd report on archaeology and early history, 236 (Article in Serial). SDV338737.
"A petit tranchet derivative flint arrowhead was found on 9 July 1969 a short distance above the south entrance of Grimspound (SX 702808) on the surface of the path leading to Hameldown Tor. The finder, Miss Adele Payne, retains the specimen".
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV303813 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV303814 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV303815 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV338737 | Article in Serial: Barber, J.. 1972. 33rd report on archaeology and early history. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 104. A5 Paperback. 236. |
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| SDV4034 | Migrated Record: FOX. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV8778 | Part of: Grimspound enclosed settlement, Manaton (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV2612 - BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 18 2021 11:01AM |
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