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| HER Number: | MDV124056 |
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| Name: | Kingsland, Marldon Road, Shiphay, Torquay |
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Summary
The find spot of a socketed bronze spearhead
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 879 651 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86NE |
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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.
A badly damaged socketed bronze spearhead, missing its point, was found by chance in the garden of Kingsland adjoining the Gallows Gate reservoir (SX8793 6517).and dated to the late Middle Bronze Age around 1200-1000 BC.[1][2][3][4]
<1> Fox, A., 1961, Transactions of the Devonshire Association, p.67; fig. 4 (Article in Serial). SDV362608.
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<2> Pearce, S.M., 1983, Bronze Age Metalwork of SW Britain, p.457 (Monograph). SDV362614.
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<3> Weddell, P.J., 1990, An Archaeological Assessment of the SWW Gallows Gate to Barton (Torquay) Water Main, p.1 (* Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist). SDV362617.
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<4> Reed, S.J., 1991, Archaeological Recording on the Route of the SWW Gallows Gate to Barton (Torquay) Water Main, p.1 (* Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist). SDV361998.
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Sources / Further Reading
| SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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| SDV362608 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1961. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. . 93. p.67; fig. 4. |
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| SDV362614 | Monograph: Pearce, S.M.. 1983. Bronze Age Metalwork of SW Britain. p.457. |
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| SDV362617 | * Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist: Weddell, P.J.. 1990. An Archaeological Assessment of the SWW Gallows Gate to Barton (Torquay) Water Main. . EMAFU 90.13. p.1. |
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| SDV361998 | * Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist: Reed, S.J.. 1991. Archaeological Recording on the Route of the SWW Gallows Gate to Barton (Torquay) Water Main. . EMAFU 91.40. p.1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8665 | Related to: FINDSPOT in the Parish of (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds
- FDV7076 - SPEARHEAD (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1200 BC? to 1000 BC?)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 7:00PM |
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