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| HER Number: | MDV22789 |
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| Name: | Handaxe from Outer Hope |
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Summary
Palaeolithic handaxe found in 1921 in Outer Hope.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 679 402 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX64SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | South Huish |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH HUISH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX64SE/41
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX64SE 18, 18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV177543.
A fine Coup-de-Poing handaxe seven inches long with denditic markings was found in 1921 at the foot of the downs in Outer Hope. Thrown up from an excavation for water pipes (citing Winder).
Winder, T., 1923, Archaeological remains at Hope Cove near Kingsbridge, South Devon, 124 (Article in Serial). SDV156915.
Wessex Archaeology, 1992 - 1993, Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, 174 (Report - non-specific). SDV124459.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV124459 | Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 1992 - 1993. Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Wessex Archaeology Report. 2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 174. |
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| SDV156915 | Article in Serial: Winder, T.. 1923. Archaeological remains at Hope Cove near Kingsbridge, South Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 55. 124. |
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| SDV177543 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX64SE 18. SX64SE. 18. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV2233 - HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV2699 - Southern rivers Palaeolithic project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 12 2017 10:57AM |
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