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| HER Number: | MDV123648 |
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| Name: | Lummaton Quarry, Combe Pafford, Torquay |
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Summary
Pleistocene mammalian remains uncovered in limestone fissures of the quarry, between 1951 and 1961
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 912 665 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96NW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.MARYCHURCH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
Monument Types: none recorded
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Imported from Torbay HER
Sutcliffe, A.J., 1958-62, Transactions of the Torquay Natural History Society, p.4-7 (Article in Serial). SDV362627.
Lummaton quarry. discovery of pleistocene mammalian remains in fissures in limestone. discussion of bones recovered in 1951 and 1961 including hyaena, horse, rhinoceros, red deer, reindeer and bison (sutcliffe).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV362627 | Article in Serial: Sutcliffe, A.J.. 1958-62. Transactions of the Torquay Natural History Society. . XIII. p.4-7. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV123699 | Part of: Lummaton Quarries, Happaway Road, Commbe Pafford, Torquay (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV7054 - BONE (Middle Palaeolithic to Upper Palaeolithic - 40000 BC to 10001 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV7875 - Chance finds of Prehistoric Animal Bone - 1951-61
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 6:30PM |
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