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| HER Number: | MDV13523 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Axe from northwest of Bishopsteignton |
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Summary
Part of a Prehistoric axe found to the northwest of Bishopsteignton
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 899 739 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishopsteignton |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 446971
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SE/71/1
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX87SE31
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Rogers, E. H., 1953, Drift Palaeoliths from the Teign Valley, 28 (Article in Serial). SDV339586.
Bishopsteignton axe. Found in a market garden near Wolsgrove on the north side of the River Teign, nearly opposite Netherton where another axe was found. The axe represents half of a fine Middle Acheulean axe which was probably 6 inches long. The unrolled axe was probab;y made of Haldon 'chert' or poor quality flint with an unusual deep red patination. Later flints found on this site include two leaf arrowheads and a crude barbed and tanged arrowhead. The remains of the axe are in private ownership.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX87SE31 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341665.
Present length 3 1/4 inches by 3 3/4 inches by 1 1/4 inches (8.25 centimetres by 9.52 centimetres by 3.17 centimetres) .
Wessex Archaeology, 1992 - 1993, Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, 2 (Report - non-specific). SDV124459.
Broken axe found on the site of a market garden and currently in the finder's collection. Other details: 172/EX2 No 2.
Hosfield, R. + Brown, T. + Basell, L. + Hounsell, S. + Young, R., 2006, The Palaeolithic Rivers of South-West Britain: Final Report (Phases I & II), 15,45 (Report - non-specific). SDV341644.
Palaeolithic handaxe found on the surface of a market garden with some Neolithic artefacts.
National Monuments Record, 2009, Monument Number 446971 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV341750.
A broken Lower Palaeolithic handaxe found on the surface of a market garden. Found on Devonian geology. Neolithic and Bronze Age arrowheads also found.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV124459 | Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 1992 - 1993. Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Wessex Archaeology Report. 2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2. |
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| SDV339586 | Article in Serial: Rogers, E. H.. 1953. Drift Palaeoliths from the Teign Valley. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Exploration Society. V Part 1. Paperback Volume. 28. |
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| SDV341644 | Report - non-specific: Hosfield, R. + Brown, T. + Basell, L. + Hounsell, S. + Young, R.. 2006. The Palaeolithic Rivers of South-West Britain: Final Report (Phases I & II). English Heritage Report. PNUM 3847. A4 Stapled + Digital. 15,45. |
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| SDV341665 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SX87SE31. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV341750 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2009. Monument Number 446971. National Monuments Record. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13522 | Part of: Hand Axe and arrowheads, near Wolfsgrove (Monument) |
| MDV14723 | Related to: Prehistoric Axe from east of River Teign (Find Spot) |
| MDV13529 | Related to: Prehistoric Axe from south of River Teign near Netherton (Find Spot) |
| MDV14735 | Related to: Prehistoric Axe from West Teignmouth (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds
- FDV2901 - HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC)
- FDV1287 - HANDAXE (Middle Palaeolithic to Mesolithic - 99999 BC to 8000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2019 8:59AM |
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