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| HER Number: | MDV76285 |
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| Name: | Mesolithic Flint tool from Westward Ho! |
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Summary
Mesolithic flint tool found on the beach at Westward Ho! in 2009
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 430 293 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS42NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Northam |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Upper Palaeolithic to Early Neolithic - 38000 BC to 4000 BC (Between))
Full description
Mills, A., 2009, Flint Found at Westward Ho! (Correspondence). SDV344218.
Mesolithic flint tool found on the beach at Westward Ho! in 2009. The leaf-shaped tool with no cortex is circa 7.5 centimetres long by 3.8 centimetres wide and possibly came from Orleigh Court. The tool may be a projectile of the early Mesolithic or Upper Palaeolithic period.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV344218 | Correspondence: Mills, A.. 2009. Flint Found at Westward Ho!. E-mail and attached photographs. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV468 | Related to: Mesolithic Tools from Westward Ho! (Monument) |
| MDV14854 | Related to: Shell Middens at Westward Ho! (Monument) |
| MDV44568 | Related to: Submerged Forest, Westward Ho! (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV1471 - TOOL (Upper Palaeolithic to Early Neolithic - 38000 BC to 4000 BC)
- FDV4971 - TOOL (Upper Palaeolithic to Unknown - 38000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 22 2012 12:00AM |
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