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| HER Number: | MDV56379 |
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| Name: | Birch Hill Copse, Yarcombe |
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Summary
It is very stony ground which suggests it was probably a quarry, now infilled with chert from the surrounding fields by local farmers.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 248 097 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Yarcombe |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | YARCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20NW/267
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (Unknown date)
- SLAG (Unknown date)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV117113.
Des=exeter archaeology/blackdown hills ironworking survey/(1995).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79.
Vis=28/2/1995 (emafu) mixed woodland; appears to have been used as a dump for flint and chert. No features apparent. One piece of redeposited iron slag recovered from the trackway (ea).
Reed, S. J., 1995, Notes on Fieldwalking Yarcombe Estate Forest Areas, 10. Birch Hill Copse. (Un-published). SDV358374.
Very stony ground which suggests it was probably a quarry, now infilled with chert from the surrounding fields by local farmers. One piece of tag (534) recovered from track way.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV117113 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV358374 | Un-published: Reed, S. J.. 1995. Notes on Fieldwalking Yarcombe Estate Forest Areas. A4 Stapled + Digital. 10. Birch Hill Copse.. |
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| SDV79 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 5 2015 3:26PM |
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