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HER Number: | MDV10735 |
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Name: | FINDSPOT in the Parish of Sidmouth |
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Summary
Sidbury castle. Hoard of slingstones found here by workmen in 1864. In digging against the outside slope of the inner agger they found a sort of cavern packed full of round pebbles (hutchinson). Vis=21/4/1864 (kirwan) a possible slingstone was found in the entrance court at sy12699143. An oval light brown pebble. Length 42mm, width 34mm (kirwan). Workmen discovered a barrow-load of slingstones near the middle of the south agger in 1864.(gibbens).
Location
Grid Reference: | SY 129 912 |
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Map Sheet: | SY19SW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Sidmouth |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SIDBURY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY19SW/3/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gibbbens, G. M., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV96969.
Sidbury castle. Hoard of slingstones found here by workmen in 1864. In digging against the outside slope of the inner agger they found a sort of cavern packed full of round pebbles (hutchinson). Vis=21/4/1864 (kirwan) a possible slingstone was found in the entrance court at sy12699143. An oval light brown pebble. Length 42mm, width 34mm (kirwan). Workmen discovered a barrow-load of slingstones near the middle of the south agger in 1864.(gibbens).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98033.
Hutchinson, p. O. /tda/2(1868)376/hill fortresses, sling-stones and other antiquities in south eastern devon.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98034.
Burnard, r. /vch. Devon/1(1906)366/ancient man.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98035.
Mus=exe/a.317.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV98036.
Gibbens, g. H. /tda/82(1950)218/a short history of sidmouth.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV96969 | Migrated Record: Gibbbens, G. M.. |
SDV98033 | Migrated Record: |
SDV98034 | Migrated Record: |
SDV98035 | Migrated Record: |
SDV98036 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
MDV10733 | Related to: Sidbury Castle (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3482 - SLING SHOT (Mesolithic to Unknown - 8000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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