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| HER Number: | MDV80772 |
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| Name: | Worked flint found on Mardon Down |
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Summary
Flint flake found in eroded path south of the cairn circle (PRN 8308) on Mardon Down, Moretonhampstead. Measures approximately 25 by 25 millimetres. Likely Bronze Age worked tool.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 767 876 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Walter, N., 2011, Untitled Source (Worksheet). SDV348123.
Flint flake found in eroded path on the 09/09/2011 around 20 meters south of the cairn circle (PRN 8308) on Mardon Down, Moretonhampstead. Measures approximately 25 by 25 millimetres. Shown to Dartmoor National Park archaeologist who confirmed the item as being of likely Bronze Age date and has been worked and probably used as a tool of some sort.
To be passed to the Moretonhampstead History Group.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV348123 | Worksheet: Walter, N.. 2011. Worksheet. A4 Single Sheet. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV8308 | Related to: Cairn Circle on Mardon Down (Monument) |
| MDV12768 | Related to: Small circular feature on Mardon Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7270 - Survey of cairn cemetery, stone circle and other earthworks on Mardon Down
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 6 2011 12:43PM |
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