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| HER Number: | MDV31310 |
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| Name: | Flint axe found in yard at Ruddycleave Farm |
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Summary
Large flint core found in yard of Ruddycleave Farm in 1987. Flint retained by finder.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 729 741 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX77SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Buckland in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKLAND IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Remains of a Bronze Age reave system fossilised in the fields west of Ruddycleave; part of a wider system that preserves potential links to nearby prehistoric reave systems
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/396
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD)
Full description
Belsey, P. M., 1983 - 1987, Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist (Un-published). SDV345904.
(Site visited 20/5/1987) Large flint core found in yard of Ruddycleave Farm by Lloyd Stone. Retained by finder. See worksheet for measurements.
Griffith, F. M., 1987, Untitled Source (Personal Comment). SDV347547.
Possibly an axe rough out.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345904 | Un-published: Belsey, P. M.. 1983 - 1987. Buckland In The Moor Parish Checklist. Parish Checklist. A4 Single Sheet. |
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| SDV347547 | Personal Comment: Griffith, F. M.. 1987. Unknown. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV30992 | Related to: Ruddycleave farmstead, Buckland in the Moor (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV2724 - CORE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 14 2021 10:47AM |
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