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HER Number:MDV107314
Name:Tusks and Antlers dredged up in Barnstaple Bay

Summary

Elephant tusks and deer antlers were often dredged up by fishermen in the bay.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 425 324
Map Sheet:SS43SW
Admin AreaDevon
Ecclesiastical ParishOFFSHORE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)

Full description

Ellis, H. S., 1866, On a flint find in a submerged forest of Barnstaple Bay, near Westward Ho!., 80-81 (Article in Serial). SDV10002.

Elephant tusks and deer antlers often dredged up by fishermen in the bay.


English Heritage, 2013, Intertidal and Coastal Peat Database: Devon, Record ID 313 (Website). SDV350876.

Elephant tusks and deer antlers often dredged up by fishermen in the bay. Year; 1866/1867. No further information provided.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV10002Article in Serial: Ellis, H. S.. 1866. On a flint find in a submerged forest of Barnstaple Bay, near Westward Ho!.. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 1: Part 5. A5 Hardback. 80-81.
SDV350876Website: English Heritage. 2013. Intertidal and Coastal Peat Database: Devon. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/research/heritage-science/environmental-archaeology/Environmental-Studies-Resources/intertidal-peat-database/. Website. Record ID 313. [Mapped feature: #2082 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jan 20 2017 9:44AM