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HER Number: | MDV124177 |
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Name: | Kent's Cavern: The North Sally Port |
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Summary
Kent's cavern
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 934 641 |
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Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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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
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAVE (Lower Palaeolithic to Roman - 500000 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Imported from Torbay HER
Pengelly, W., 1884, Transactions of the Devonshire Association, p.280-8, 291, 297-99 (Article in Serial). SDV362708.
North Sally Port.
Large quantities and other remains of mammals found.
The overlying black mould yielded potsherds, marine shells and bones, mainly modern.
A few unimportant bones were found in the granular stalagmite; with fossils irregularly distributed in the cave earth. Twenty flint implements and animal bones were found in branches off the north sally port.
At least 2600 teeth were found; seven flint implements and flakes, one in the black mould, one in the first foot level of cave earth, two in the second, two in the third, and one in the fourth.
Three appear to have been struck from common flint nodules:
1. Ovoid, worked to an edge all round its perimeter, the bulb of percussion was well displayed on the inner surface, concave in every direction, the outer surface convex; there were indications of a great amount of work along the entire margin of its outer face. Light grey exterior with indications of a dark interior.
2. One of the fish bones appears to have been pointed and used as a pin or awl was found in the second foot level of cave earth - one of two appearing to have been cut artificially.
3. A good lanceolate tool of white flint, strongly carinated on one face which had three longitudinal facets was found near the entrance with another flint implement and a flake.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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SDV362708 | Article in Serial: Pengelly, W.. 1884. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. . 16. p.280-8, 291, 297-99. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV124153 | Part of: Kent's Cavern, Ilsham Road, Torquay (Monument) |
MDV9707 | Related to: CAVE DEPOSIT in the Parish of (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 7:09PM |
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