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| HER Number: | MDV53617 |
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| Name: | Prehistoric Axe from Budleigh Salterton |
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Summary
Prehistoric axe found to the north of Budleigh Salterton.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 060 828 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY08SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Budleigh Salterton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUDLEIGH SALTERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 448647
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08SE/74
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Wessex Archaeology, 1992 - 1993, Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project, 173 (Report - non-specific). SDV124459.
Handaxe found at roughly this location and currently in Bristol City Museum. Other details: EX-3 No 7.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2157 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.
Palaeolithic handaxe found at approx. NGR given.
SMR.
Hosfield, R. + Brown, T. + Basell, L. + Hounsell, S. + Young, R., 2006, The Palaeolithic Rivers of South-West Britain: Final Report (Phases I & II), 15,16 (Report - non-specific). SDV341644.
One handaxe found at Tidwell Mount on the edge of Terrace 5 gravel in Budleigh Salterton.
Pink, F., 2014-2015, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV124459 | Report - non-specific: Wessex Archaeology. 1992 - 1993. Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project. Wessex Archaeology Report. 2. A4 Stapled + Digital. 173. |
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| SDV341644 | Report - 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. 15,16. |
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| SDV351568 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 2157. |
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| SDV357736 | Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV2525 - HANDAXE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 21 2016 8:59AM |
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