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Summary

The washfield hoard. 'an ancient entrenchment near a ford of the river exe at worth. ' (tucker).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SW/9

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

SS91NW/18, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV34480.

This hoard has suffered confusion with one from beauchamp farm to the north (ss91nw/18) which produced at least one palstave. The two appear to be separate sites (fmg, based on conversation with j. P. Allan 24/3/1986).

NORTHOVER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV34481.

The bronze 'plate' is probably a blank for the production of a beaten cauldron, and is of great interest (northover).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV34483.

Osa=ss91sw3.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV34484.

Tucker, c. /arch. J/24(1867)120.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV34485.

Rowlands, m. J. /bar/31(2)(1976)231.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV34487.

Pearce, s. M. /pdas/34(1976)28/the middle + late bronze age metalwork of the south west.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV34488.

Burgess, c. B. /arch. J. /125(1968)1-45.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV34489.

Des=northover, p. /pers comm to fmg march 1986.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV34490.

Mus=exe/a4 145-7.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV34491.

Pearce, s. M. /bronze age metalwork of sw britain/(1983)458-459(bar 120).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV34492.

Evans, j. /ancient bronze implements,weapons and ornaments of great britain and ireland(1881)254,313,402,464.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV533.

(a) sword blade, leaf shaped, hilt broken, two rivet holes left. Length 356mm blade width 35mm, width between rivets 18mm (b) spearhead hollow spine tapering to a point, with leaf-shaped blades on either side. Peg holes 25mm below blades. Length 320mm, blade width 53mm (c) spearhead as (b). Length 218mm, blade width 54mm (d) plate of bronze, roughly circular, broken around edge, bearing hammer marks. Length 140mm, width 130mm, mean thickness 1mm. Found within an ancient entrenchment near a ford of the river exe.(pearce).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.

Two leaf shaped bronze spearheads, a ballintober sword and a round bronze plate finds now in ram exeter (os).

TUCKER, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV24702.

The washfield hoard. 'an ancient entrenchment near a ford of the river exe at worth. ' (tucker).

BURGESS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV276578.

A hoard in the late bronze age penard tradition (burgess).

Burnard, R., 1906, Early Man, 364 (Article in Monograph). SDV322231.

At Worth leaf-shaped spearheads were found in an ancient entrenchment. Also a leaf-shaped sword with flat bronze plate apparently hammered out.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

• FDV3593 - HOARD (LANEBA to Unknown - 2200 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded

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