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| HER Number: | MDV41996 |
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| Name: | Pot Sherds from Zitherixon Clay Works, Kingsteignton |
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Summary
Late medieval pot sherds found at Zitherixon Clay Works. They were found at the same time and place as a wooden figure but are later in date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 863 726 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingsteignton |
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| Civil Parish | Teigngrace |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TEIGNGRACE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SE/40/3
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX87SE2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Late Medieval - 1401 AD to 1539 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX87SE2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV349014.
Site visit 6th December 1952. Displayed in a case at WBB offices at 18 Courtenay Park, Newton Abbot. Pottery neck and handle of jug. Paste fired to light brown of of fairly fine texture. Sole decoration is slightly raised band at narrowest part of neck with small roulette pattern imprinted on it. Handle has been twisted into a barley sugar pattern. Appears to be medieval.
Pengelly, W., 1875, Memoranda: Part 1. (Article in Serial). SDV310106.
Pot sherds were found at the same time and place as a wooden figure.
Pengelly, W., 1883, Discoveries in the More Recent Deposits of the Bovey Basin, 374-383 (Article in Serial). SDV339568.
Coles, B. J., 1990, Anthropomorphic Wooden Figurines, 325-6 (Article in Serial). SDV344096.
Pottery sherds are late medieval.
Coles, B. J., 1990, Organic Archaeological Remains in Southwest Britain, 27 (Unknown). SDV348999.
Other details: Cat. No. 53.
Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D., 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site. Part 1 Overview, 26 (Report - Assessment). SDV336226.
Other details: Figure 7, site 1.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV310106 | Article in Serial: Pengelly, W.. 1875. Memoranda: Part 1.. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 7. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #24988 ] |
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| SDV336226 | Report - Assessment: Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D.. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site. Part 1 Overview. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.80. A4 Stapled + Digital. 26. |
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| SDV339568 | Article in Serial: Pengelly, W.. 1883. Discoveries in the More Recent Deposits of the Bovey Basin. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 15. A5 Hardback. 374-383. |
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| SDV344096 | Article in Serial: Coles, B. J.. 1990. Anthropomorphic Wooden Figurines. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 56. Unknown. 325-6. |
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| SDV348999 | Unknown: Coles, B. J.. 1990. Organic Archaeological Remains in Southwest Britain. Unknown. 27. |
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| SDV349014 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX87SE2. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV41995 | Related to: Wooden Figure from Zitherixon Clay Works (Find Spot) |
| MDV9238 | Related to: Zitherixon Quarry, Kingsteignton (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV2011 - POT (Late Medieval - 1401 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV4912 - Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 7 2012 3:43PM |
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