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HER Number:MDV14272
Name:Lynchet South of Dark Age Cemetery, Lundy

Summary

Lynchet immediately south of the dark age cemetery.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 132 442
Map Sheet:SS14SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLundy
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishLUNDY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS14SW/58/2
  • Old SAM Ref: 30351
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS14NW/SW40

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LYNCHET (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS14NW/SW40 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV344035.


Thomas, C.+ Fowler, P.+ Gardner, K., 1969, Lundy, 1969 (Article in Serial). SDV344016.


Thomas, C.+ Fowler, P.+ Gardner, K., 1969, Untitled Source, 14-17 (Article in Serial). SDV7117.

Lynchet immediately south of dark age cemetery. Sectioned in 1967. Associated with the original field boundary (drystone wall of granite lumps).


National Trust, 1989, Lundy, Devon. Vol. One, 94 (Report - Survey). SDV1275.

Lynchet 2.5 feet high and 16 feet broad. Two accumulations of ploughsoil above boulder strewn buried surface. Lower layer, 9 inch thick cultivation soil associated with visible field remains, including excavated boundary wall, a low dry stone wall of granite lumps which would have been roughly 2 feet high and 2 feet broad, probably a marking out structure behind which the lynchet developed. Upper layer more recent. Other details: 101,116.


Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1998, Chapel Remains, Cemetery and Prehistoric Settlement on Beacon Hill, Lundy (Schedule Document). SDV341344.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1275Report - Survey: National Trust. 1989. Lundy, Devon. Vol. One. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. 1. A4 Stapled + Digital. 94.
SDV341344Schedule Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 1998. Chapel Remains, Cemetery and Prehistoric Settlement on Beacon Hill, Lundy. The Schedule of Monuments. Letter.
SDV344016Article in Serial: Thomas, C.+ Fowler, P.+ Gardner, K.. 1969. Lundy, 1969. Current Archaeology. 2, Issue 16. Photocopy + Digital.
SDV344035Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS14NW/SW40. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV7117Article in Serial: Thomas, C.+ Fowler, P.+ Gardner, K.. 1969. Lundy Field Society Annual Report. 20. Unknown. 14-17.

Associated Monuments

MDV14281Related to: FIELD SYSTEM in the Parish of Lundy (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 27 2010 9:30AM