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HER Number:MDV14107
Name:Duplicate record of coin found at 'Bellator Tor'

Summary

An Iron Age gold coin (Dobunni-inscribed) recorded found about 1870 near 'Bellator Tor', which Evans (1890) seems to have suggested as Berra Tor.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 478 690
Map Sheet:SX46NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishBuckland Monachorum
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKLAND MONACHORUM

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork and ruined remains of the late 19th century East Lady Bertha Mine at Berra Tor, Buckland Monachorum

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX46NE/530

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • (Former Type) FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV254843.

See also sx67nw/70/1.

Evans, J., 1890, Ancient British Coins Supplement, 488 (Monograph). SDV246112.

Frere, S. S., 1958, Problems of the Iron Age in southern Britain: Papers Given at a CBA Conference held at the Institute of Archaeology, December 12 to 14, 1958, 254 (Article in Serial). SDV254845.

An Iron Age gold coin (Dobunni - inscribed) was found at Bella Tor (i.e.: Berra Tor) about 1870 (citing Evans).

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX46NE13 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV246115.

An Iron Age gold coin (Dobunni-inscribed) was found at Bellator Tor about 1870.
Duplication of MDV5942 due to an error in the location of Bellator Tor.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV246112Monograph: Evans, J.. 1890. Ancient British Coins Supplement. 488.
SDV246115Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX46NE13. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index + Digital.
SDV254843Migrated Record:
SDV254845Article in Serial: Frere, S. S.. 1958. Problems of the Iron Age in southern Britain: Papers Given at a CBA Conference held at the Institute of Archaeology, December 12 to 14, 1958. University of London Institute of Archaeology. 254.

Associated Monuments

MDV5942Related to: Iron Age coin found near a hut circle at Bellever Tor (Find Spot)
MDV5942Related to: Iron Age coin found near a hut circle at Bellever Tor (Find Spot)
MDV5942Related to: Iron Age coin found near a hut circle at Bellever Tor (Find Spot)
MDV5942Related to: Iron Age coin found near a hut circle at Bellever Tor (Find Spot)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 8 2022 3:27PM