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HER Number:MDV10427
Name:Chert Flake from Pixies Parlour, Ottery St. Mary

Summary

Large brown, pear-shaped chert flake. There is no bulb of percussion. Possibly natural or Paleolithic.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 096 944
Map Sheet:SY09SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishOttery St. Mary
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOTTERY ST.MARY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09SE/1/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108487.

Pixies parlour, ottery st mary. One enormous brown chert flake, central ridge on upper surface with flat platform; flat under surface no bulb, plain except for large flaking under tip. Approximately pear shaped. Possibly natural, or paleolithic.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV108488.

Mus=exe/200/1975.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV108487Migrated Record:
SDV108488Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV60114Related to: Flints from Pixies Parlour, Ottery St. Mary (Monument)
MDV10426Related to: Worked Flint from Pixies Parlour, Ottery St. Mary (Monument)

Associated Finds

  • FDV2896 - FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 10 2015 3:40PM