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HER Number:MDV6533
Name:Coins found in barrow in region of Stannon Hill / Merripit

Summary

Location very approximate. Stannon hill. Mrs. Bray states that a "pot of money" had been discovered by a man named narrish in a barrow from which he was extracting stones. It is not known whether these were primary or secondary deposits (burnard).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 65 80
Map Sheet:SX68SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork remains of a series of leats running north-south on Stannon Hill, including on running all the way to Postbridge and an area of medieval cultivation ridges

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to XIX - 700 BC (Between) to 1890 AD (Between))

Full description

Burnard, R., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV160759.

Stannon hill. Mrs. Bray states that a "pot of money" had been discovered by a man named narrish in a barrow from which he was extracting stones. It is not known whether these were primary or secondary deposits (burnard).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275548.

Burnard, r. /tda/22(1890)201/notes on dartmoor kistvaens.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV275549.

Bray, s. E. /borders of tamar and tavy/(1838)99.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV160759Migrated Record: Burnard, R..
SDV275548Migrated Record:
SDV275549Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

  • FDV2136 - COIN HOARD? (Early Iron Age to XIX - 700 BC to 1890 AD)

Associated Events

  • EDV8648 - Middle Merripit Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Oct 3 2023 10:16AM