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| HER Number: | MDV180 |
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| Name: | Spindle Whorl found on Huddisford Moor, Woolfardisworthy |
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Summary
Broken spindle whorl found.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 315 201 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS32SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Woolfardisworthy (North Devon) |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WOOLFARDISWORTHY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS32SW/13
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS32SW11
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Post Medieval - 4000 BC (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1942, Flint Implements from North Devon, 110 (Article in Serial). SDV338604.
A broken spindle whorl of vesicular igneous rock found on Huddisford Moor. Split parallel to the circular faces. Diameter 1.375 inches.
Worth, R. H., 1943, Flint Implements from North Devon, Second Note, 87-88 (Article in Serial). SDV341374.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979 - 1981, SS32SW11 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV341639.
1. A broken spindle-whorl of vesicular igneous rock 34 millimetres in diameter was found on Huddisford Moor. It has split parallel to the circular faces.
2. Huddisford Moor Farm is at SS315200.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV338604 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1942. Flint Implements from North Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 74. A5 Hardback. 110. |
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| SDV341374 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1943. Flint Implements from North Devon, Second Note. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 75. A5 Hardback. 87-88. |
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| SDV341639 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979 - 1981. SS32SW11. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV2996 - SPINDLE WHORL (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 26 2023 3:02PM |
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