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| HER Number: | MDV130936 |
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| Name: | Non-antiquity recorded near Moor Barton |
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Summary
Palstave attributed by Kirwan to site near Moor Barton is not an antiquity; confusion rectified by Ordnance Survey.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 78 84 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX78SE23
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 445622
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- (Former Type) FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
Full description
Way, A., 1869, Antiquities of Bronze found in Devonshire, 344-5 (Article in Serial). SDV305714.
Kirwan, R., 1871, The Prehistoric Archaeology of East Devon, 298 (Article in Serial). SDV135842.
Victoria County History, 1906, The Victoria History of the County of Devon, 365 (Article in Serial). SDV238214.
A palstave was found at Morebarton (Moor Barton - SX 7884).
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX78SE23 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV279604.
(13/02/1978) The above note is false. Kirwan (1871), using Way's reference (1869), has wrongly attributed a palstave to the cairn at More-barton (SX 78 SE 19) which in fact only contained a rivetted bronze spearhead or dagger.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV135842 | Article in Serial: Kirwan, R.. 1871. The Prehistoric Archaeology of East Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 4. Unknown. 298. |
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| SDV238214 | Article in Serial: Victoria County History. 1906. The Victoria History of the County of Devon. Victoria History of the County of Devon. 1. Unknown. 365. |
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| SDV279604 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX78SE23. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #130829 ] |
| SDV305714 | Article in Serial: Way, A.. 1869. Antiquities of Bronze found in Devonshire. Archaeological Journal. 26. Unknown. 344-5. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 25 2021 12:18PM |
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