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HER Number:MDV61793
Name:Neolithic Axe from Flintstone Cottage, Branscombe

Summary - not yet available

Location

Grid Reference:SY 192 885
Map Sheet:SY18NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBranscombe
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRANSCOMBE

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY18NE/101

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV1142.

Neolithic polished axe. Found at depth of c 12", in garden of flintstone cottage, branscombe. Not of black beer head flint, but more greyish buff. Handed to and retained by sidmouth museum (worksheet).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV120779.

Des=worksheet(broadfoot)/(24/8/1988).


Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, 159 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Neolithic polished axe found in garden of Flintstone Cottage Branscombe. NGR presumably incorrect as lies in field away from any houses.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV1142Migrated Record:
SDV120779Migrated Record:
SDV351568Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. 159.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

  • FDV4552 - AXE HEAD (Early Neolithic to Unknown - 4000 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 12 2014 8:41AM