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| HER Number: | MDV6685 |
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| Name: | Microliths found in peat above the Stannon Brook |
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Summary
A small collection of flint microliths found in 1934 has been acquired by the RAMM, exeter. They were found 3m above the stannon brook below 200-305mm of peat.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 651 805 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE120
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 917460
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/101
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
Full description
Fox, A., 1950, Seventeenth Report on the Early History of Devon, 104 (Article in Serial). SDV336158.
A small collection of Meolithic minditch found in 1934 has been acquired by the Royal Allert Museum, Exeter. They were found 3.0m above the Stannon Brook below 200-305mm of peat, at SX 651805.
Jacobi, R. M., 1979, Early Flandrian Hunters in the South-West, fig. 18 (Article in Serial). SDV117514.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(02/02/1989) No further information.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV117514 | Article in Serial: Jacobi, R. M.. 1979. Early Flandrian Hunters in the South-West. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 37. A5 Paperback. fig. 18. |
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| SDV336158 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1950. Seventeenth Report on the Early History of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 82. A5 Hardback. 104. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3256 - MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV8649 - Little Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 3 2022 11:26AM |
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