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| HER Number: | MDV14806 |
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| Name: | Pollen analysis at Kestor |
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Summary
Pollen analysis shows that in the period 1400-400 BC on Kestor the economy was predominantly arable. The existance of a grey ploughsoil overlying a layer of black peat shows that the plough-lands were set upon open ground.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 667 871 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/113
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION (Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1400 BC to 400 BC (Between))
Full description
Simmons, I. G., 1969, Environment and Early Man on Dartmoor, 203 (Article in Serial). SDV154938.
Pollen analysis shows that in the period 1400-400 BC on Kestor the economy was predominantly arable. The existance of a grey ploughsoil overlying a layer of black peat shows that the plough-lands were set upon open ground.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV154938 | Article in Serial: Simmons, I. G.. 1969. Environment and Early Man on Dartmoor. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 35. Unknown. 203. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6198 - Geophysical Survey on Shovel Down and Kes Tor
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 29 2015 11:19AM |
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