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| HER Number: | MDV11889 |
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| Name: | Mesolithic Flints from Westward Ho! |
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Summary
Scatter of microburins, cores and flakes found at Westward Ho!
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 450 310 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/34
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
Full description
Gardner, K. S., 1957, A Mesolithic Survey of North Devon, 165-6 (Article in Serial). SDV7582.
Gardner records that sealed between two layers of blue clay is a 'kitchen midden' of sea shells, animal bones and a typical Mesolithic flint assemblage. He suggests that the waste material recorded by Revd. Winwood as having been found on Northam Burrows and now in the collection at Bristol Museum may have come from this vicinity.
Timms, S. C., 1980, Flints (Mesolithic) (Worksheet). SDV7694.
Grinsell describes a scatter of microburins, cores and flakes in Bristol Museum, found by Rev. Winwood at Northam. However, the source that he cites (TDA 89, 1957 p165-6) suggests Westward Ho! as the provenance.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 258 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Grinsell describes a scatter of microburins, cores and flakes in bristol museum, found by Rev. Winwood. However, the source (TDA 89, 1957, p165-6) that he cites suggests Westward Ho! as the provenance.
University of Southampton, 2018, North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment, 224 (Interpretation). SDV361978.
Location is very approximate; the description references Westward Ho!, c2.5km to the south-west.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 258. |
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| SDV361978 | Interpretation: University of Southampton. 2018. North Devon Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. RCZAS. Digital. 224. |
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| SDV7582 | Article in Serial: Gardner, K. S.. 1957. A Mesolithic Survey of North Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. A5 Hardback + Digital. 165-6. |
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| SDV7694 | Worksheet: Timms, S. C.. 1980. Flints (Mesolithic). Worksheet + Digital. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 29 2023 12:44PM |
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