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| HER Number: | MDV14149 |
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| Name: | Flints scatter 400 metres south-east of White Tor |
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Summary
Flints including scrapers and a barb and tanged arrowhead have been found scattered over an area, 20 to 30 feet either side of the track which goes from the cache of flints found at SX 551789, (SX 57 NE 30), to the cairns at SX 544784 (SX 57 NW 10). Most of the flints were dark grey mottled, common to Dartmoor, but about one quarter were pale brown flints.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 547 785 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NW57
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 439888
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/102
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FLINT SCATTER (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV254620.
Osa=sx57nw57.
Barber, J., 1972, 33rd report on archaeology and early history, 233 (Article in Serial). SDV338737.
Flints including scrapers and a barb and tanged arrowhead found scattered over an area, 20 to 30 feet either side of the track which goes from the cache of flints found at SX 551789, (SX 57 NE 30), to the cairns at SX 544784 (SX 57 NW 10), (centred at SX 547785). Most of the flints were dark grey mottled, common to Dartmoor, but about one quarter were pale brown flints.
The flint are in the possession of Mr. Lichfield-Smith, 2 Magpie Caravan Site, Horrabridge, Yelverton.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV254620 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV338737 | Article in Serial: Barber, J.. 1972. 33rd report on archaeology and early history. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 104. A5 Paperback. 233. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV7623 - BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FDV7624 - SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV7275 - Survey of the Langstone Moor stone circle and other prehistoric monuments nearby
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
- EDV8713 - Merrivale Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 3 2021 9:43AM |
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