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HER Number:MDV19
Name:Pottery from Widow's Tenement, Lundy

Summary

Iron age pottery recovered during excavation on Lundy.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 135 468
Map Sheet:SS14NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLundy
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishLUNDY

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS14NW/4/3
  • Old SAM County Ref: 736
  • Old SAM Ref: 30357

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Chanter, J. R., 1871, History of Lundy, 553-611 (Article in Serial). SDV6914.


Gardner, K. S., 1963 - 1964, Untitled Source, 30-32 (Article in Serial). SDV6881.


Wilson, D. M. + Hurst, D. G., 1965, Medieval Britain in 1964, 206 (Article in Serial). SDV6878.

Other details: Interim report.


Wilson, D. M. + Hurst, D. G., 1967, Medieval Britain in 1966, 302 (Article in Serial). SDV6880.


Ministry of Public Building and Works, 1970, Widow's Tenement, Medieval Settlement Site, Lundy (Schedule Document). SDV344042.

Trenching outside [a medieval long house at Widow's Tenement] produced Iron Age pottery and within the building several similar sherds were found on the old land surface.


National Trust, 1989, Lundy, Devon. Vol. One, 24-25 (Report - Survey). SDV1275.

Iron age sherds found beneath medieval deposits in south-east corner of longhouse byre. Sherds also periodically turned up by rabbits. Other details: 10141 & 10142.


Quinnell, H., 1998, Later Prehistoric Pottery Survey (Report - Survey). SDV336212.

One sherd of uncertain later prehistoric date pot recovered during excavation. Now with K. Gardner, Bristol. Other details: DBID:2201.


National Trust, 2002, The Archaeology and Landscape of Lundy: A Field Guide (Monograph). SDV7235.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1275Report - Survey: National Trust. 1989. Lundy, Devon. Vol. One. National Trust Archaeological Survey Report. 1. A4 Stapled + Digital. 24-25. [Mapped feature: #9467 ]
SDV336212Report - Survey: Quinnell, H.. 1998. Later Prehistoric Pottery Survey. Later Prehistoric Pottery Survey. A4 Spiral Bound.
SDV344042Schedule Document: Ministry of Public Building and Works. 1970. Widow's Tenement, Medieval Settlement Site, Lundy. The Schedule of Monuments. Foolscap.
SDV6878Article in Serial: Wilson, D. M. + Hurst, D. G.. 1965. Medieval Britain in 1964. Medieval Archaeology. 9. Unknown. 206.
SDV6880Article in Serial: Wilson, D. M. + Hurst, D. G.. 1967. Medieval Britain in 1966. Medieval Archaeology. 11. Unknown. 302.
SDV6881Article in Serial: Gardner, K. S.. 1963 - 1964. Lundy Field Society Annual Report. 16. A5 Paperback. 30-32.
SDV6914Article in Serial: Chanter, J. R.. 1871. History of Lundy. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 4. Unknown. 553-611.
SDV7235Monograph: National Trust. 2002. The Archaeology and Landscape of Lundy: A Field Guide. The Archaeology and Landscape of Lundy: A Field Guide. A5 Paperback.

Associated Monuments

MDV7102Related to: Hut Circles in Widow's Tenement Enclosure, Lundy (Monument)
MDV18Related to: Widow's Tenement Medieval Settlement, Lundy (Monument)

Associated Finds

  • FDV2149 - POT (Early Iron Age to Unknown - 700 BC)
  • FDV17 - POT (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Oct 30 2013 11:32AM