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Summary

Over 900 Prehistoric worked flints recovered from evaluation trenches to the west of the River Bovey in 1997

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/271/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FINDSPOT (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Gent, T. H., 1997, Archaeological Evaluation of WBB Rivers Diversion and Tipping Area, Teigngrace, 4 (Report - Evaluation). SDV286069.

Evaluation trenches M and N at north end of flint scatter. Mottled orange/brown gritty subsoil over clay silt gravels. Alluvial deposits between ploughsoil and subsoil contained 907 struck flints. Additional flints from the subsoil and from disturbed areas in the underlying gravels.

Weddell, P. J., 1998, Proposed Extension to Southacre Quarry: the Archaeological Assessment: Proof of Evidence (Report - Assessment). SDV286073.

Weddell, P. J., 1998, Proposed Extension to Southacre Quarry: The archaeological assessment: rebuttal proof of evidence (Report - Assessment). SDV286074.

Weddell, P. J., 1998, Proposed Extension to Southacre Quarry: The archaeological assessment: summary proof of evidence (Report - Assessment). SDV286070.

Assemblage shown to contain some later Bronze Age material.

Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D., 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site. Part 1 Overview, 11, 13 (Report - Assessment). SDV336226.

Other details: Figure 4, site 13; figure 5, site 4.

Exeter Archaeology, 2002, Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main, 10 (Report - Assessment). SDV281233.

Total of 1436 worked flints recovered during fieldwalking & limited evaluation to the east of Brocks Farm in 1996/7. The flints came from the alluvial deposits, the subsoil & disturbed areas of underlying gravels. No associated features were found in the area & most of the finds had already been removed from their archaeological context.

Cox, P. W., 2003, Newbridge Ball Clay Works: Archaeological Assessment, 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV319739.

Site now removed by quarrying & tipping operations.

Exeter Archaeology, 2007, Archaeological Assessment of Southacre and John Acres Lane/ Whitepit Operational Areas (Bovey Basin ROMP), 3 & 8 (Report - Assessment). SDV339561.

Other details: Site 11.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds

• FDV293 - TOOL (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD)
• FDV4354 - FLINT (Mesolithic to Unknown - 8000 BC)
• FDV294 - TOOL (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Events

• EDV1707 - Proposed Extension to Southacre Quarry: the archaeological assessment: rebuttal proof of evidence
• EDV195 - Archaeological Evaluation of WBB Rivers Diversion and Tipping Area, Teigngrace
• EDV196 - Proposed Extension to Southacre Quarry: the archaeological assessment: proof of evidence and summary
• EDV197 - Newbridge Ball Clay Works: Archaeological Assessment
• EDV198 - Archaeological Assessment of Tottiford to Newton Abbot Trunk Main
• EDV4322 - Southacre and John Acres Lane/Whitepit
• EDV4912 - Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site

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