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HER Number: | MDV21944 |
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Name: | Yelland, Flint Scatter |
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Summary
Deposit of several hundred flint flakes found on left bank of River Taw near Yelland farm, scattered over a shingle beach bordering on the mud. Included a barbed arrowhead and scrapers.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 490 329 |
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Map Sheet: | SS43SE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Fremington |
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District | North Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | FREMINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43SE/1/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Keene, B., Arrowheads from Prehistoric Devon, 11-12 (Un-published). SDV325505.
Rogers, I., 1908, On the Submerged Forest at Westward Ho! Bideford Bay, 255 (Article in Serial). SDV6208.
Deposit of flint flakes found on left bank of River Taw near Yelland farm, circa 420 metres north of the railway. They were scattered over a shingle beach bordering on the mud, associated with shells. Several hundred flakes were collected, including a large number of "rudely-shaped implements" showing secondary work, a barbed arrowhead and many well made scrapers.
Exeter Archaeology, 1999, Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Power Station Site at Yelland, North Devon (Report - Assessment). SDV338694.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment, 9 (Report - Assessment). SDV342125.
Other details: WA 3.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV325505 | Un-published: Keene, B.. Arrowheads from Prehistoric Devon. Manuscript + Digital. 11-12. |
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SDV338694 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1999. Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Power Station Site at Yelland, North Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 99.80. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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SDV342125 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 67300.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9. |
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SDV6208 | Article in Serial: Rogers, I.. 1908. On the Submerged Forest at Westward Ho! Bideford Bay. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 40. A5 Hardback. 255. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV59965 | Related to: Flint Scatter on Isley Marsh (Monument) |
MDV5507 | Related to: Yelland Stone Row (Monument) |
MDV202 | Related to: Yelland, Prehistoric Flint Scatter (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4490 - RMB Chivenor Flood Defence Scheme Barnstaple, Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment
Date Last Edited: | Apr 8 2009 9:51AM |
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