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| HER Number: | MDV107432 |
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| Name: | Organic Deposit and Submerged Forest, Westward Ho! |
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Summary
A section through Braunton Northam Burrows showed bed of clay containing roots and trunks of trees with flint flakes.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 438 299 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- ORGANIC DEPOSIT (Unknown date)
- SUBMARINE FOREST (Unknown date)
Full description
English Heritage, 2013, Intertidal and Coastal Peat Database: Devon, Record ID 322 (Website). SDV350876.
Record ID 322. Year; 1866. Deposit description; section through Braunton Northam Burrows showed bed of clay containing roots and trunks of trees with flint flakes. Clay overlain by beach sand and underlain by pebble boulders. 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 322. [Mapped feature: #2141 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6518 - Archaeological Survey of Northam Burrows (Ref: ACD760)
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 31 2014 11:56AM |
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