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| HER Number: | MDV57038 |
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| Name: | Flint arrowheads found in peat bogs of the prison grounds, Princetown |
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Summary
Some flint arrowheads were found in the peat bogs of the prison grounds at Princetown. They are now in the museum of the Plymouth Institution.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 58 73 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57SE64
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 440214
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/380
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC to 701 BC)
Full description
Brent, F., 1885, 10th Report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda, 71-2 (Article in Serial). SDV250005.
Some flint arrowheads were found in the peat bogs of the prison grounds at Prince Town. They are now in the Museum of the Plymouth Institution.
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. 71-2. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV15309 | Related to: Dartmoor Prison, Princetown (Building) |
Associated Finds
- FDV2771 - ARROWHEAD (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 5 2021 12:17PM |
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