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HER Number:MDV60
Name:Flints from Summerwell Farm, Hartland

Summary

Possible flint knife together with three other flints found at Summerwell Farm.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 274 196
Map Sheet:SS21NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS21NE/500/5

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Pearse Chope, R., 1929, 36th Report on Scientific Memoranda: Flint Implements and Flakes from Hartland, 162-163 (Article in Serial). SDV336971.

Flint from Summerwell Farm. Black flint. Triangular in section, edges roughened in section by abrasion, not by secondary chipping. Possibly used as a knife. Three other flints also found. Other details: Plate 5.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336971Article in Serial: Pearse Chope, R.. 1929. 36th Report on Scientific Memoranda: Flint Implements and Flakes from Hartland. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 61. A5 Hardback. 162-163.

Associated Monuments

MDV55Part of: Flint Scatter at Summerwell Farm, Hartland (Monument)

Associated Finds

  • FDV2987 - FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 22 2012 12:00AM