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| HER Number: | MDV62906 |
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| Name: | Axes found on Horner Hill |
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Summary
Two prehistoric flint hand axes have been found on Horner Hill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 251 019 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Stockland |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | STOCKLAND |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20SE/310
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Piper, N., 1981, An Investigation of Some Archaeological Features In and Around the Parish of Dalwood, 4 (Un-published). SDV112611.
Two flint hand axes were found on Horner Hill. One found by A Churchill in 1968 about 15 centimetres long and pointed of greyish flint. The other found by K Carter in 1975 on the top plateau of the hill was an Acheulian type hand axe about 12 centimetres long of very dark flint. Both have been lost.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, 107, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 446 (Report - Survey). SDV101648.
Two flint axes were found on Horner Hill. Both have been lost.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 446 (Archive - Survey). SDV358490.
Exeter Archaeology, 2003, East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey, Site No. 446 (Report - Survey). SDV359019.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV101648 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. A4 Unbound + Digital. 107, Part 2: Gazetteer, Site No. 446. [Mapped feature: #40421 ] |
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| SDV112611 | Un-published: Piper, N.. 1981. An Investigation of Some Archaeological Features In and Around the Parish of Dalwood. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV358490 | Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 446. |
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| SDV359019 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003. East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.26. Site No. 446. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV2552 - AXE HEAD (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV3191 - An Investigation of Some Archaeological Features in and Around the Parish of Dalwood
- EDV3192 - East Devon Heathlands Archaeological Survey
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 4 2016 12:53PM |
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