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| HER Number: | MDV129755 |
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| Name: | Rapier found near Broadsands, Paignton |
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Summary
An incomplete bronze rapier discovered in 2013 near the Broadsands chambered tomb. Rapier has a damaged trapezoidal hilt, with a notched butt and slightly flattened midrib. Blade is biconvex in section and quite narrow. Covered in mottled green/brown corrosion pitting. Broken and bent in antiquity across the upper mid-blade. Surviving length is 139.5mm, blade width and thickness are 21.9mm and 3.1mm. Likely dates to the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1400-1150 BC) Taunton-Penard period.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 89 57 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85NE |
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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 | CHURSTON FERRERS |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC (Between))
Full description
Knight, M. G. + Chandler, B., 2018, Two recent Bronze Age finds in Torquay and their place in South West England, 77-83, fig 2 (Article in Serial). SDV364028.
An incomplete bronze rapier was discovered through metal detecting in 2013 near the Broadsands chambered tomb. The find site is fairly close to the tomb (SX 89295732) and was originally considered to be modern metal scrap but took the find into Torquay Museum where it was identified.
Rapier has a damaged trapezoidal hilt, with a notched butt and slightly flattened midrib. Blade is biconvex in section and quite narrow. Covered in mottled green/brown corrosion pitting. Broken and bent in antiquity across the upper mid-blade. Surviving length is 139.5mm, blade width and thickness are 21.9mm and 3.1mm. Likely dates to the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1400-1150 BC) Taunton-Penard period.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV364028 | Article in Serial: Knight, M. G. + Chandler, B.. 2018. Two recent Bronze Age finds in Torquay and their place in South West England. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 76. Paperback Volume. 77-83, fig 2. [Mapped feature: #128363 Location approximate., ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV123572 | Related to: Broadsands Chambered Tomb, Paignton (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV7467 - RAPIER (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 13 2021 3:24PM |
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