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Summary

Kent's cavern, torquay. Pearce discusses bronze age metalwork from kents cavern (a) ring, broken, oval section but irregular. Diameter 25mm x 20mm.(b) ring, badly corroded. Nearly oval in section. Diameter 27mm x 29mm (c) finger ring, triple spiral, coiled, oval section. Diameter 22mm (d) socketed knife, 1 rivet hole, socket oval in section, very poor condition. Length 119mm, blade width 24mm socket diameter external 40mm x 20mm (e) socketed axe, very fragmentary, loop and part of collar extant. Length 39mm (f) swan's neck pin, upper surface of head ribbed. Length 106mm (g) socketed axe, looped heavily corroded, ribbed mouth, oval section. Length 90mm, blade width 35mm, socket width 40mm (h) socketed gouge. Length 83mm, blade width 15mm, socket width 19mm (i) penannular ring, overlapping terminals. Diameter 23mm (j) ingot fragments (pearce).

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1010745: Kent's Cavern, Torquay

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96SW/4/55

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

J, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV261929.

Kent's cavern, torquay. Pearce discusses bronze age metalwork from kents cavern (a) ring, broken, oval section but irregular. Diameter 25mm x 20mm.(b) ring, badly corroded. Nearly oval in section. Diameter 27mm x 29mm (c) finger ring, triple spiral, coiled, oval section. Diameter 22mm (d) socketed knife, 1 rivet hole, socket oval in section, very poor condition. Length 119mm, blade width 24mm socket diameter external 40mm x 20mm (e) socketed axe, very fragmentary, loop and part of collar extant. Length 39mm (f) swan's neck pin, upper surface of head ribbed. Length 106mm (g) socketed axe, looped heavily corroded, ribbed mouth, oval section. Length 90mm, blade width 35mm, socket width 40mm (h) socketed gouge. Length 83mm, blade width 15mm, socket width 19mm (i) penannular ring, overlapping terminals. Diameter 23mm (j) ingot fragments (pearce).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318973.

Pearce, s. M. /bronze age metalwork of sw britain/(1983)456-457(bar 120).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318974.

Pengelly, w. /tda/14(1882)694/notes on notices of the geology and palaeontology of devonshire,part 2.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318975.

Evans, j. /ancient bronze implements,weapons and ornaments of great britain and ireland/(1881).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318976.

Pearce, s. M. /nhs/16(1974d)176-194/the finds of bronze age material from kent's cavern,torquay.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds

• FDV3980 - METAL OBJECT (LANEBA to Unknown - 2200 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded

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