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HER Number:MDV14540
Name:Flint Scatter to the north of Kennford

Summary

Prehistoric flint tools collected prior to construction of the M5 motorway to the north of Kennford in 1976

Location

Grid Reference:SX 915 869
Map Sheet:SX98NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishKenn
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishUNKNOWN

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98NW/41

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ARTEFACT SCATTER (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX98NW19 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV338500.


Jarvis, K., 1976, The M5 Motorway and the Peamore-Pocombe Link, 47 (Article in Serial). SDV121377.

Nine worked flints collected in advance of motorway construction, paucity due to lack of time. Gently sloping spur about 300 meters from River Kenn on a subsoil of permian breccia, a little below the 75 meter contour.


Goodwin, N., 2006, Archaeological Watching Brief on an Electricity Cable Diversion, Kennford, Kenn (Report - Watching Brief). SDV338501.

A Prehistoric struck flint flake was recovered from the topsoil in a field to the east in 2006.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV121377Article in Serial: Jarvis, K.. 1976. The M5 Motorway and the Peamore-Pocombe Link. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 34. A5 Paperback. 47.
SDV338500Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX98NW19. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV338501Report - Watching Brief: Goodwin, N.. 2006. Archaeological Watching Brief on an Electricity Cable Diversion, Kennford, Kenn. Exeter Archaeology Report. Project 5875. A4 Stapled + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV17715Related to: Geological Cropmarks, Enclosures and Ring Ditches to the North-East of Kennford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4223 - Electricity Cable Diversion, Kennford, Kenn

Date Last Edited:May 22 2007 11:25AM