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| HER Number: | MDV56636 |
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| Name: | Bronze Age flat axe from Pill Farm, Tawstock |
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Summary
Early Bronze Age flat axe found at Pill Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 558 317 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tawstock |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAWSTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/553
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 1501 BC (Between))
Full description
Mills, A., 1996, Pill Farm or Portmore? (Personal Comment). SDV79502.
An early Bronze Age flat axe was found near Lake by a detectorist.
North Devon Museum, 1997, Bronze Age flat axe (Photograph). SDV79503.
Photos show axe to be roughly 12cm long, 5.5cm wide at the blade and 2cm wide at the butt. It is a maximum of 1cm thick.
Horner. W., 1997, Earthworks, Axe, Pottery, Coin Hoard (Site Visit). SDV87028.
Site visit 13th May 1997. Shown the site of the find by the original finders. The axe was found about 30cm below the turf on the side of an earthwork feature. The earthwork is thought to be a drainage feature. Finds of copper slag have been made in this and adjoining fields.
Horner, W., 1997, Earthworks, Axe, Pottery and Coin Hoard (Worksheet). SDV79103.
Site visit 13th May 1997. Finds from the vicinity include a flat axe.
Exeter Archaeology, 2000, Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development Area at Larkbear Near Barnstaple, 7, 11 (Report - Assessment). SDV79105.
Lewis, D., Sept 2011, Land at Larkbear, Barnstaple: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment, 9 (Report - Assessment). SDV352261.
Early Bronze Age flat axe found at the edge of a drainage ditch.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352261 | Report - Assessment: Lewis, D.. Sept 2011. Land at Larkbear, Barnstaple: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment. The Environmental Dimension Partnership (EDP). H_EDP1340_01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9. |
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| SDV79103 | Worksheet: Horner, W.. 1997. Earthworks, Axe, Pottery and Coin Hoard. Worksheet + Digital. [Mapped feature: #35887 ] |
| SDV79105 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2000. Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development Area at Larkbear Near Barnstaple. Exeter Archaeology Report. 00.83. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7, 11. |
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| SDV79502 | Personal Comment: Mills, A.. 1996. Pill Farm or Portmore?. |
| SDV79503 | Photograph: North Devon Museum. 1997. Bronze Age flat axe. Photograph (Paper) + slide. |
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| SDV87028 | Site Visit: Horner. W.. 1997. Earthworks, Axe, Pottery, Coin Hoard. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV57476 | Related to: Field boundaries and ditches to the north of Pill Farm, Tawstock (Monument) |
| MDV57478 | Related to: Finds of copper slag to the north of Little Pill, Tawstock (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds
- FDV83 - AXE (Early Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 1501 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV1433 - Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Development Area at Larkbear Near Barnstaple
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 1 2023 3:37PM |
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