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| HER Number: | MDV6943 |
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| Name: | Flint axehead found near Firestone Cross |
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Summary
A Neolithic greenstone axe was found in a field on the north-side of the A30 near Firestone Cross (retained by finder). Non local stone origin: medium grained granulite structure, composed of kaolinised felspar, brown hornblende and some augerite. Measures 4.2 inches (106mm) long, 2.6 inches (6.6cm) wide at the base of the blade tapering slightly to 1.6 inches (4cm) across the butt which is 0.7 inches (1.8cm) thick. The locality has previously produced remains of early flint industry (SX 69 SE 19) and another greenstone axe with amulet (SX 69 SE 8).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 676 928 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX69SE36
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 444124
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/5
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC (Between) to 2201 BC (Between))
Full description
Fox, A., 1961, Twenty-Fifth Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon, 63-4 (Article in Serial). SDV341693.
SX 676928. A Neolithic greenstone axe was found in a field on the north-side of the A30 near Firestone Cross by E. Mallet. It is 4.2 inches (106mm) long, 2.6 inches (6.6cm) wide at the base of the blade tapering slightly to 1.6 inches (4.1cm) across the butt which is 0.7 inches (1.8cm) thick. The locality has previously produced remains of early flint industry (SX 69 SE 19) and another greenstone axe with amulet (SX 69 SE 8).
Evens, E. D. + Grinsell, L. V. + Piggott, S. + Wallis, F. S., 1962, Fourth Report of the Sub-Committee of the South-Western Group of Museums and Art Galleries on the Petrological Identification of Stone Axes, 264, No. 1128 (Article in Serial). SDV323924.
STONE Axe (length 105mm, width 65mm, 18mm thick).
Firestone Cross (crossroads is located at SX 6676 9305). A ground and probably polished greenstone axe was found here. Surface weathered, the blade is worn and the butt pocked by hammering.
The SW Stone Axe Co. Report (No. 1128) that the material cannot be localised. It is of medium grained granulite structure, composed of kaolinised felspar, brown hornblende and some augerite. Neolithic. Found in a field on the northern side of the A30 in a locality which has previously produced remains of early flint industry.
The greenstone axe from SX 676 928 in the possession of E. Mallet was sectioned for petrological examination.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV323924 | Article in Serial: Evens, E. D. + Grinsell, L. V. + Piggott, S. + Wallis, F. S.. 1962. Fourth Report of the Sub-Committee of the South-Western Group of Museums and Art Galleries on the Petrological Identification of Stone Axes. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 28. Unknown. 264, No. 1128. |
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| SDV341693 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1961. Twenty-Fifth Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 93. A5 Hardback. 63-4. [Mapped feature: #45246 Record previously located at Fire Stone Cross (to the north-west), ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV2177 - AXE HEAD (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 29 2022 10:43AM |
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