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Summary

A number of flakes struck from beach pebbles were found in the eroded surface of the slope above the sandhills at a point known as pickwell sedge banks, due east of black rock.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS44SE/6

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV92326.

Osa=ss44se1.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV92327.

Grinsell, l. V. /archaeology of exmoor/(1970)184,185.

Gardner, K. S., 1957, A Mesolithic Survey of North Devon, 164 (Article in Serial). SDV7582.

A number of flakes struck from beach pebbles were found in the eroded surface of the slope above the sandhills at a point known as Pickwell Sedge Banks, due east of Black Rock. No date is assignable. The site is at the southern end of Woolacombe Warren below Woolacombe Down. The Down has produced a number of crude scrapers manufactured by the simple method of splitting a flint pebble in half, and removing a number of flakes at right angles to the striking platform. These may be early work.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1626 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

A number of flakes struck from beach pebbles found in eroded surface of slope above sandhills at a point known as pickwell sedge banks, due east of black rock. Woolacombe Down site above has also produced worked pebble flint.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

• FDV3002 - FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded

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