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Summary

Site of Prehistoric flints found at West Charleton in 2000

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1019789: Bowl barrow 530m south east of Duncombe Court, forming an outlying part of a barrow cemetery.
• Scheduled Monument 1019791: Two bowl barrows 440m south east of Duncombe Court, forming part of a round barrow cemetery
• Scheduled Monument 1019788: Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX74SE/116/2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC (Between))

Full description

Bayer, O. J., 2000, Archaeological Investigation of a Possible Barrow Cemetery at West Charleton, Kingsbridge, South Devon (Report - non-specific). SDV336302.

A total of 58 worked lithics were recovered from the survey area to the east of West Charleton including a leaf-shaped arrowhead, a knife, eight blades, four cores, three scrapers and 35 flakes. No relationship was established between the lithic scatters and the possible round barrows.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV4010 - Unnamed Event
• EDV6853 - Geophysical Survey, Land adjacent to Lyte Lane, West Charleton, Devon (Ref: 140516)

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