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| HER Number: | MDV14501 |
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| Name: | Palaeolithic Flint from south of Market Street, Exmouth |
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Summary
Flint object of unknown date and origin found during trenching in 1977 south of Market Street.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 001 809 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exmouth |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LITTLEHAM |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WITHYCOMBE RALEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08SW/54
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Post Medieval - 698000 BC to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Weddell, P. J., 1980, Excavations at 3-5 Lower Fore Street, Exmouth, 110-111, figure 9.40 (Article in Serial). SDV349705.
A flint object of unknown date and origin was recovered in 1977 from a construction trench about 50 metres south of Margaret Street, in an area which was reclaimed from the sea and appeated to be lying in a post medieval deposit. It is possibly of Palaeolithic date but alternatively it is of post medieval date, perhaps used for cobbling or in a wall faced with flint.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349705 | Article in Serial: Weddell, P. J.. 1980. Excavations at 3-5 Lower Fore Street, Exmouth. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 38. Paperback Volume. 110-111, figure 9.40. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3696 - TOOL (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV4728 - Assessment of Proposed Exmouth Strand Enhancement Scheme
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 16 2012 4:05PM |
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