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| HER Number: | MDV4817 |
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| Name: | Roman coin hoard found on Park Hill, Okehampton Hamlets |
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Summary
A hoard of 200 coins was found in 1897 under a rock on Park Hill, above Okehampton railway station. The majority of the coins, all third brass dated between 320 and 330 AD were presented to Plymouth Museum.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 590 934 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX59SE1
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440845
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/11
- PAS FindspotCode: IARCH-86F379
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (IV - 320 AD (Between) to 350 AD (Between))
Full description
Baring Gould, S., 1898, Fifteenth Report of the Committee of Devonshire Folklore, 113-115 (Article in Serial). SDV258013.
A hoard of 200 coins was found in 1897 under a rock on Park Hill, above Okehampton railway station. The majority of the coins, all third brass dated between 320 and 330 AD were presented to Plymouth Museum.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1948, SX59SE1 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV256082.
(Area SX 590934) Roman coin hoard found 1897 on Park Hill (G. W. Ridyard, 07/12/1948).
A hoard of 200 coins was found in 1897 under a rock on Park Hill, above Okehampton railway station. The majority of the coins, all third brass dated between 320 and 330 AD were presented to Plymouth Museum (citing Gould, 1898).
Timms, S. C., 1976, The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft, 158 (Report - Survey). SDV341346.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1978, Archaeological Sites within Okehampton Park and its Vicinity, No. C.1 (Un-published). SDV233126.
Details of the hoard can be found on worksheet Number C.1.
King, A. C., 1979, A30 Okehampton Bypass: Final Report (Report - Survey). SDV343861.
Kenyon, D. R., 1997, Market Street, Okehampton: Archaeological Assessment (Report - Assessment). SDV346209.
Wessex Archaeology, 2001, Okehampton Camp Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Earthwork Survey, 8, Appendix 1 (Report - Survey). SDV360511.
Hoard of 200 copper alloy Roman coins found under a rock in 1897. Many were badly corroded and dated around AD 320-330.
British Museum, 2023, Portable Antiquities Scheme, 2023, IARCH-86F379 (Website). SDV365320.
(Found 1897) "On October 6th, 1897, a workman named R. Furze found a hoard of Roman coins under a rock on Park Hill, above the present Okehampton Railway Station, and within a stone's throw of the old Roman road or supposed Roman road. See record for full details.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233126 | Un-published: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1978. Archaeological Sites within Okehampton Park and its Vicinity. Archaeological Sites within Okehampton Park and its Vicinity. No. C.1. |
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| SDV256082 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1948. SX59SE1. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV258013 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1898. Fifteenth Report of the Committee of Devonshire Folklore. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 30. Hardback Volume. 113-115. [Mapped feature: #29607 ] |
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| SDV341346 | Report - Survey: Timms, S. C.. 1976. The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. A4 Unbound + Digital. 158. |
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| SDV343861 | Report - Survey: King, A. C.. 1979. A30 Okehampton Bypass: Final Report. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. Mixed Archive Material. |
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| SDV346209 | Report - Assessment: Kenyon, D. R.. 1997. Market Street, Okehampton: Archaeological Assessment. Cotswold Archaeology Report. 97498. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV360511 | Report - Survey: Wessex Archaeology. 2001. Okehampton Camp Devon. Archaeological Desk Based Assessment and Earthwork Survey. Wessex Archaeology Report. 50171. A4 Comb Bound. 8, Appendix 1. |
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| SDV365320 | Website: British Museum. 2023. Portable Antiquities Scheme, 2023. https://finds.org.uk/database. Website. IARCH-86F379. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6919 | Related to: Roman coin hoard recorded 'near Belstone'; likely duplicate of MDV4817 (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3193 - COIN HOARD (IV - 330 AD to 335 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV8007 - Okehampton Camp Devon: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment and Earthwork Survey (Ref: 50171.01)
- EDV3474 - Earthwork survey of Okehampton Castle and Park
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 27 2023 4:31PM |
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