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HER Number: | MDV6466 |
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Name: | Flint found near Huccaby House |
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Summary
Flint said to have been found opposite Huccaby House. (Location of point approximate).
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 65 72 |
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Map Sheet: | SX67SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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Civil Parish | Holne |
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District | South Hams |
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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: SX67SE78
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443087
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SE/79
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC (Between) to 2201 BC (Between))
Full description
Burnard, R., 1897, Dartmoor Stone Implements and Weapons, 380 (Article in Serial). SDV265717.
Burnard, R., 1907, 25th Report of the Committee for Scientific Memoranda, 74-75 (Article in Serial). SDV248382.
A flint axe was found in "the Bearas opposite Huccaby House" (about SX 660727) in July 1907 by Mr. Almond of Hexworthy. It is 2 1/2" long and 1 3/4" wide. (Bearas is a local name for a wood or coppice: Worth).
Burnard, R., 1911, Address of the President, 46 (Article in Serial). SDV231227.
Huccaby. Long-chisel-shaped implement found by Burnard. Bearas, opposite Huccaby House. A small stone celt, of flint, much patinated by exposure. Possesses a well ground cutting edge. The butt end is roughly flaked. Length 2 1/2", width 1 3/4" (Burnard, 1897, 1907).
Sources / Further Reading
SDV231227 | Article in Serial: Burnard, R.. 1911. Address of the President. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 43. A5 Hardback. 46. |
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SDV248382 | Article in Serial: Burnard, R.. 1907. 25th Report of the Committee for Scientific Memoranda. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 39. Unknown. 74-75. |
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SDV265717 | Article in Serial: Burnard, R.. 1897. Dartmoor Stone Implements and Weapons. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 29. Digital. 380. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3250 - AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
Date Last Edited: | Jun 17 2022 3:02PM |
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