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| HER Number: | MDV581 |
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| Name: | Artefact Scatter, Georgeham |
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Summary
A cultivated field south of darracott and east of lobbthorn stile road junction. The site produced a number of small scrapers, blades with retouched edge, and a portion of an obliquely blunted point (gardner).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 474 387 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS43NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Georgeham |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GEORGEHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS43NE/4
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 8000 BC to 2201 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV72224.
Grinsell reports microliths found here by gardner.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV72226.
Osa=ss43ne18.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV72227.
Grinsell, l. V. /archaeology of exmoor/(1970)184.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV72228.
Wymer, j. J. /gazetteer of mesolithic sites(cba res rep 20)/(1977)58.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.
Leaf arrowhead, backed blade and worked flakes picked up in this field august 1952 by mr. Seaby (os).
Gardner, K. S., 1957, A Mesolithic Survey of North Devon, 164 (Article in Serial). SDV7582.
A cultivated field south of Darracott and east of Lobbthorn Stile road junction has produced a number of small scrapers, blades with retouched edge, and a portion of an obliquely blunted point.
Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, No. 1037 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.
Finds from field south of darracott & east of lobbthorn stile road junction. Includes small scrapers, blades with retouched edge, portion of obliquely blunted point. Leaf shaped arrowhead, backed blades & worked flakes found 1952. Microliths also recorded.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV148 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV339712 | Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. No. 1037. |
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| SDV72224 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV72226 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV72227 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV72228 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV7582 | Article in Serial: Gardner, K. S.. 1957. A Mesolithic Survey of North Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. A5 Hardback + Digital. 164. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 28 2023 3:19PM |
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