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| HER Number: | MDV20159 |
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| Name: | FINDSPOT in the Parish of Bigbury |
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Summary
Part of a mould for a palstave found on burgh island. Half of one valve of the mould survives - 210mm x 78mm, the matrix 96mm x 55mm. Matrix has one deep groove and the beginning of the stop (oral description by s. M. Pearce 22/2/1983).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 646 439 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bigbury |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BIGBURY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64SW/38
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
ORAL DESCRIPTION BY S.M.PEARCE 22/2/1983, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV163685.
Part of a mould for a palstave found on burgh island. Half of one valve of the mould survives - 210mm x 78mm, the matrix 96mm x 55mm. Matrix has one deep groove and the beginning of the stop (oral description by s. M. Pearce 22/2/1983).
WIGLEY, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV163687.
A number of theories suggest that burgh island is the ictis referred to by pytheos in c.300 bc as an island of sw britain where tin trading took place being linked to the mainland by a causeway (wigley).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV163688.
Des=s. M. Pearce/as above.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV163689.
Mus=plym 38.5.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV163690.
Des=drawing in parish file.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV163691.
Pearce, s. M. /bronze age metalwork of sw britain/(1983)433(bar 120).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV163692.
Balaam, n. + smith, k. + wainwright, g. /pps/48(1982)263.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV163693.
Des=wigley, b. /(26/11/2002)/email in pf.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV533.
Fragments of mould from burgh island. Made from mica-schist. One deep groove and part of stop. Possibly to make a south western palstave (pearce).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV163685 | Migrated Record: ORAL DESCRIPTION BY S.M.PEARCE 22/2/1983. |
| SDV163687 | Migrated Record: WIGLEY. |
| SDV163688 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV163689 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV163690 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV163691 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV163692 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV163693 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV533 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV74147 | Related to: Burgh Island (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3834 - MOULD (LANEBA to Unknown - 2200 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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