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HER Number:MDV1654
Name:Find spot of an arrowhead, Mary Tavy

Summary

A barbed and tanged arrowhead found under a stone on Gibbet Hill, Mary Tavy.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 493 801
Map Sheet:SX48SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishMary Tavy
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishMARY TAVY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX48SE7
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 438141
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX48SE/3

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Barber, J., 1965, 28th Report on Archaeology and Early History, 101-2 (Article in Serial). SDV91115.

(SX 493801) A barbed and tanged arrowhead of the type used by makers of Beaker pottery early in the second millennium B.C. was found under a stone on the slope of Gibbet Hill, Mary Tavy SX 493801. (Retained by finder, Master A. B. Daer).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV91115Article in Serial: Barber, J.. 1965. 28th Report on Archaeology and Early History. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 97. Paperback Volume. 101-2. [Mapped feature: #7464 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

  • FDV2863 - BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (LANEBA to Unknown - 2200 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 19 2022 10:12AM