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| HER Number: | MDV13650 |
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| Name: | Flint scatter and spindle whorl found at Stippadon Farm |
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Summary
Field walking produced a flint scatter, Stippadon. Finds include spindle whorl, arrowhead, and scrapers. They will eventually be lodged with Plymouth Museum.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 710 623 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Brent |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX76SW44
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 898154
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SW/52
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX76SW/52/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 1501 BC (Between))
- FLINT SCATTER (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC (Between) to 1501 BC (Between))
Full description
Robinson, R., 1978, South Brent Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV137445.
Spindle whorl found, Stippadon. Dark grey gritty stone found in association with flint scatter.
Estimated -/-/1977) Spindle whorl found in surface soil on Stippadon Farm in the field centred at SX 710623 along with an extensive flint scatter. The material is a dark grey gritty rock, unlike any others found in the area and the thickness is less than that of other local spindle whorl. Diameter 3-3.4cm, 0.7cm thick, diameter central hole 0.8cm neatly drilled.
(Estimated -/-/1979) Field walking produced a flint scatter, Stippadon. Finds include spindle whorl, arrowhead, and scrapers. They will eventually be lodged with Plymouth Museum.
Robinson, R., 1980, An Archaeological Check-List for South Brent, 22, No. 150 (Report - non-specific). SDV150007.
A Neolithic or Early Bronze Age flint scatter and a spindle whorl of dark grey gritty stone, were found at Stippadon Farm, SX710623.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137445 | Un-published: Robinson, R.. 1978. South Brent Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. |
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| SDV150007 | Report - non-specific: Robinson, R.. 1980. An Archaeological Check-List for South Brent. DAS/DCRA Publication. 8. A4 Comb Bound. 22, No. 150. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV5832 - ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FDV5833 - FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FDV5831 - SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FDV2471 - SPINDLE WHORL (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 16 2022 2:04PM |
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