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| HER Number: | MDV50368 |
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| Name: | ARTEFACT SCATTER in the Parish of Membury |
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Summary
A scatter of prehistoric flints was collected at membury castle by n. Pearce (tm 97). A total of 96 pieces was found within the ramparts of which 88 pieces are flint and 8 chert. A further 212 pieces were found on the castle ramparts of which 203 pieces are flint and 9 chert. The group includes flint: 5 scrapers, 1 denticulated flake, 17 blades, 1 possible adze; chert: 1 blade, 1 possible adze, 1 broken arrowhead (accessioned individually), 2 awls and 1 possible broken axe (emafu).
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 282 028 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Membury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEMBURY |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20SE/239
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120732.
Mus=exe (pearce collection).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120734.
Des=membury tithe map and apportionment book/(1840).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120735.
Mus=ramm/15/1994.33.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120736.
Des=pearce collection (ramm):flint/catalogue in smr/(july 1994).
Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit, 1992 - 1993, Blackdown Hills Survey Archive (Archive - Survey). SDV324187.
A scatter of prehistoric flints was collected at membury castle by n. Pearce (tm 97). A total of 96 pieces was found within the ramparts of which 88 pieces are flint and 8 chert. A further 212 pieces were found on the castle ramparts of which 203 pieces are flint and 9 chert. The group includes flint: 5 scrapers, 1 denticulated flake, 17 blades, 1 possible adze; chert: 1 blade, 1 possible adze, 1 broken arrowhead (accessioned individually), 2 awls and 1 possible broken axe.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV120732 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV120734 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV120735 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV120736 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV324187 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit. 1992 - 1993. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. Blackdown Hills Survey Archive. A4 Unbound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV1930 | Part of: Univallate Hillfort known as Membury Castle (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2015 5:07PM |
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