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| HER Number: | MDV107325 |
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| Name: | Submerged Forest at Northam Beach |
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Summary
A submerged forest is located at Northam Beach. Finds have also been discovered including bones, teeth, shells and worked lithics.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 434 307 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | Torridge |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- SUBMARINE FOREST (Unknown date)
Full description
English Heritage, 2013, Intertidal and Coastal Peat Database: Devon, Record ID 388 (Website). SDV350876.
Record ID 388. Year; 1867. Deposit description; Submerged forest. Bones and teeth of mammalia, within the peat, with flint flakes, cores and numerous comminuted shells (mainly oyster: Ostroea edulis and cockle: Cordium edule). Oyster shell deposit up to 2ft thick. Probably deer remains. Depth of deposit; exposed at or near low water mark. Covering sand was washed away, exposing oyster shell deposit, mixed with bones. Nearby Braunton Burrows [now sand dune] used to be forest-covered. No dates available.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350876 | Website: 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 388. [Mapped feature: #2093 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV63742 | Related to: Peat Deposit at Westward Ho! (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 25 2014 11:03AM |
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