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HER Number:MDV25581
Name:Flint Scatter north of Lake Farm, Abbotsham

Summary

Twenty seven flints including cores, false starts, flakes, a chopper and a hammer stone were recovered during field walking in fields named as Mains Close, Course Close and Little Close on the 19th century Tithe Map and Apportionment.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 422 284
Map Sheet:SS42NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishAbbotsham
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishABBOTSHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42NW/74

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ARTEFACT SCATTER (Mesolithic to Late Iron Age - 8000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

H.MEADE, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV22090.

Vis=15/4/1982 (meade et al). One walk by four people for one and a half hours, whilst field was being ploughed. Total of twenty-seven flints found including three cores, ten false starts, eleven primary flakes, one flake, one chopper and hammerstone (h. Meade).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV22099.

Des=worksheet(meade,1980).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV22100.

Des=tithe apportionment 177 mains close,178 course close,179 little close.


Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.


Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 709 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV22090Report - Survey: H.MEADE.
SDV22099Migrated Record:
SDV22100Migrated Record:
SDV339712Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 709.
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85050 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV35574Related to: Flint Artefacts from Field to north-west of Lake Farm House, Abbotsham (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 4 2015 3:26PM