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HER Number:MDV14093
Name:Prehistoric Axe from Glebelands, Tiverton

Summary

Long and slender axe with polished cutting edge, made of mottled brown and fawn flint.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 975 125
Map Sheet:SS91SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTiverton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTIVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SE/67
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS91SE21

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))

Full description

Pearce, S. M., 1972, Stone and bronze implements found in Devon, 235-6 (Article in Serial). SDV338679.

Flint axe found at Glebelands near Tiverton. 168 millimetres long by up to 41 millimetres wide. Long and slender axe with polished cutting edge made of mottled brown and fawn flint. Axe in private ownership. Other details: Figure 1.


Pearce, S. M., 1972, Untitled Source, 14 (Article in Serial). SDV341671.


Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SS91SE21 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341670.

Glebelands Road in Tiverton is at Grid Reference SS975125.


Wessex Archaeology, 1992 - 1993, Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, 173-4 (Report - non-specific). SDV124459.

Handaxe found at Pool Anthony currently in Exeter Museum.


Exeter Archaeology, 2007, Archaeological Assessment of Land at Hartnoll Farm Near Tiverton, Devon, 2,6 (Report - Assessment). SDV339485.


Ordnance Survey, 2008, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV340009.

'Pool Anthony' is shown to the north of 'Glebelands Road' in Tiverton.


Valentin, J., 2009, Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation, App.1 A82 (Report - Assessment). SDV345204.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV124459Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 1992 - 1993. Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Wessex Archaeology Report. 2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 173-4.
SDV338679Article in Serial: Pearce, S. M.. 1972. Stone and bronze implements found in Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 30. A5 Paperback. 235-6.
SDV339485Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2007. Archaeological Assessment of Land at Hartnoll Farm Near Tiverton, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 07.48. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2,6.
SDV340009Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2008. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Digital. [Mapped feature: #5573 ]
SDV341670Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SS91SE21. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV341671Article in Serial: Pearce, S. M.. 1972. Archaeological Review. 7. Unknown. 14.
SDV345204Report - Assessment: Valentin, J.. 2009. Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation. AC Archaeology Report. ACD30/2/1. A4 Stapled + Digital. App.1 A82.

Associated Monuments

MDV53588Related to: Prehistoric Axe from West of Hartnoll Cross, Tiverton (Find Spot)

Associated Finds

  • FDV2904 - HANDAXE (Early Neolithic to Unknown - 4000 BC)

Associated Events

  • EDV4893 - Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Tiverton

Date Last Edited:May 18 2012 9:11AM