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| HER Number: | MDV5934 |
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| Name: | Bronze ferrule found near Gawler Bottom |
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Summary
Gawler Bottom. Bronze ferrule for shaft of a bronze spear. Ferrule broken short of the pin hole.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 639 784 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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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: SX67NW76
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 442731
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/64
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC (Between) to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Burnard, R., 1894, 18th Report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda, 53 (Article in Serial). SDV156107.
Gawler Bottom. Bronze ferrule for shaft of a bronze spear. Ferrule broken short of the pin hole (Burnard).
Fox, A., 1954, Excavations at Kestor, 37 (Article in Serial). SDV304231.
A bronze ferrule from a spear shaft of Middle or Late Bronze Age date was found at Gawler Bottom by Tom French of Postbridge in 1892. It is 4 1/2' long with an internal diamter of 1/2'. (Gawler Bottom is between Postbridge and Cherrybrook Bridge about SX 6377).
Pearce, S. M., 1983, The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain, 448 (BAR120) (Monograph). SDV341822.
Spear ferrule, straight sided. Length 115mm, width 13mm.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
'Gawler Bottom' is noted on the modern mapping at SX 6387 7833.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV156107 | Article in Serial: Burnard, R.. 1894. 18th Report of the Committee on Scientific Memoranda. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 26. Digital. 53. |
| SDV304231 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1954. Excavations at Kestor. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 86. Paperback Volume. 37. |
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| SDV341822 | Monograph: Pearce, S. M.. 1983. The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain. British Archaeological Reports. 120. Photocopy. 448 (BAR120). |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3234 - FERRULE (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
- FDV7757 - SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8645 - Powder Mills and Gawler Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 23 2024 2:56PM |
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