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| HER Number: | MDV5157 |
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| Name: | Flints found near Nun's Cross |
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Summary
Specimens of flakes and scrapers found near Nun's Cross noted in the late 19th century; no further details.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 606 698 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of a section of the late 18th century Devonport Leat running from Raddick Hill to Nun's Cross, including extensive tinning remains at Cramber Tor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW53
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 441718
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/59/1
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: sx66nw53
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FLINT SCATTER (Lower Palaeolithic to Roman - 698000 BC (Between) to 409 AD (Between))
Full description
Brent, F., 1885, 10th Report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda, 71 (Article in Serial). SDV250005.
(SX 6069) Flakes and scrapers (no details) were found on the moor near Nun's Cross.
Grinsell, L. V., 1978, Dartmoor Barrows, 154 (Article in Serial). SDV273224.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV250005 | Article in Serial: Brent, F.. 1885. 10th Report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 17. A5 Hardback. 71. [Mapped feature: #32176 ] |
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| SDV273224 | Article in Serial: Grinsell, L. V.. 1978. Dartmoor Barrows. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 36. A5 Paperback. 154. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV113773 | Related to: Nun's Cross Farmstead, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3017 - FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Neolithic - 698000 BC to 2201 BC)
- FDV5814 - SCRAPER (TOOL) (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 26 2023 11:36AM |
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