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HER Number:MDV53588
Name:Prehistoric Axe from West of Hartnoll Cross, Tiverton

Summary

Prehistoric axe found in a field to the west of Hartnoll Cross in Tiverton.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 983 131
Map Sheet:SS91SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTiverton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTIVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SE/259/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))

Full description

Keene, B., 1985, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV339492.

Palaeolithic hand axe of chert found whilst walking a ploughed field. Other details: Drawing.


Wessex Archaeology, 1992 - 1993, Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, 173 (Report - non-specific). SDV124459.

Present location of handaxe unknown. Other details: EX-4 No 6.


Hosfield, R. + Brown, T. + Basell, L. + Hounsell, S. + Young, R., 2006, The Palaeolithic Rivers of South-West Britain: Final Report (Phases I & II), 15, 45 (Report - non-specific). SDV341644.

Palaeolithic handaxe found during field walking.


Exeter Archaeology, 2007, Archaeological Assessment of Land at Hartnoll Farm Near Tiverton, Devon, 2,6 (Report - Assessment). SDV339485.


Valentin, J., 2009, Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation, App.1 A14 (Report - Assessment). SDV345204.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV124459Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 1992 - 1993. Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Wessex Archaeology Report. 2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 173.
SDV339485Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2007. Archaeological Assessment of Land at Hartnoll Farm Near Tiverton, Devon. Exeter Archaeology Report. 07.48. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2,6.
SDV339492Worksheet: Keene, B.. 1985. Worksheet.
SDV341644Report - non-specific: Hosfield, R. + Brown, T. + Basell, L. + Hounsell, S. + Young, R.. 2006. The Palaeolithic Rivers of South-West Britain: Final Report (Phases I & II). English Heritage Report. PNUM 3847. A4 Stapled + Digital. 15, 45.
SDV345204Report - Assessment: Valentin, J.. 2009. Tiverton Eastern Urban Expansion Area. Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment and Evaluation. AC Archaeology Report. ACD30/2/1. A4 Stapled + Digital. App.1 A14.

Associated Monuments

MDV30276Related to: Flint and Chert Scatter to West of Hartnoll Farm, Tiverton (Monument)
MDV14093Related to: Prehistoric Axe from Glebelands, Tiverton (Find Spot)

Associated Finds

  • FDV4231 - HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
  • FDV1302 - HANDAXE (Middle Palaeolithic to Mesolithic - 99999 BC to 8000 BC)

Associated Events

  • EDV4301 - Archaeological Assessment of Land at Hartnoll Farm
  • EDV4893 - Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment, Tiverton

Date Last Edited:Jul 23 2018 11:14AM