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| HER Number: | MDV38761 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Flint Tools from 126 Boutport Street, Barnstaple |
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Summary
Mesolithic and Neolithic flint tools recovered from Padfields' Yard to the rear of 126 Boutport Street in Barnstaple during excavation in 1988.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 557 334 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit Site Code: ND148
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/403
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 8000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))
Full description
Cullen, B + Thompson, S, 09/2013, Joy Street, Green Lanes, Barnstaple, Evaluation, 3 (Report - Evaluation). SDV357185.
North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit, 1989, Archaeology in North Devon 1989, 7-8 (Report - non-specific). SDV342315.
Excavation undertaken in 1988 in a yard between Green Lane and 126 Boutport Street in Barnstaple found a Medieval garden soil from which twenty Mesolithic flints and one Neolithic arrowhead were recovered.
Lee, E., 1991, Barnstaple Archaeological Reports (Report - non-specific). SDV79099.
North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit, 1991, North Devon Archaeological Site Code Index, Sites Code ND148 (Report - non-specific). SDV63429.
Padfield's Yard. Full excavation in 1988 found Mesolithic flint debris and medieval cultivation soil.
Weddell, P. J., 1992, Archaeological Assessment of CRS Redevelopment Site at 49-52 High Street, Barnstaple, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV73610.
Southwest Archaeology, 2013, Greater Barnstaple Area Project Database, Mapping No. 176 (Un-published). SDV351581.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342315 | Report - non-specific: North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit. 1989. Archaeology in North Devon 1989. North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7-8. |
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| SDV351581 | Un-published: Southwest Archaeology. 2013. Greater Barnstaple Area Project Database. Greater Barnstaple Area Project. Digital. Mapping No. 176. |
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| SDV357185 | Report - Evaluation: Cullen, B + Thompson, S. 09/2013. Joy Street, Green Lanes, Barnstaple, Evaluation. Wessex Archaeology Report. 78942.03. Digital. 3. |
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| SDV63429 | Report - non-specific: North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit. 1991. North Devon Archaeological Site Code Index. North Devon District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. Sites Code ND148. [Mapped feature: #22855 ] |
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| SDV73610 | Report - Assessment: Weddell, P. J.. 1992. Archaeological Assessment of CRS Redevelopment Site at 49-52 High Street, Barnstaple. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 92.52. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3. |
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| SDV79099 | Report - non-specific: Lee, E.. 1991. Barnstaple Archaeological Reports. North Devon District Council Rescue Archaeology Unit Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV55134 | Related to: Medieval Garden to the rear of 126 Boutport Street, Barnstaple (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV1391 - FLAKE (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FDV1390 - MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
- FDV1392 - ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV4505 - Archaeological Assessment at 49-52 High Street, Barnstaple (Ref: 92.52)
- EDV4507 - Excavation at Padfields' Yard, Barnstaple
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 12 2014 1:04PM |
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