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| HER Number: | MDV8664 |
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| Name: | Mace Head found near Aller Cottages, Newton Abbot |
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Summary
Perforated stone hammer of rhyolite or trachyte.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 873 695 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Abbotskerswell |
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| Civil Parish | Newton Abbot |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COMBEINTEIGNHEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86NE/8
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
O'Neill Henken, 1932, Untitled Source, 74 (Monograph). SDV344993.
Fox, A., 1948-1952, The Broad Down (Farway) Necropolis and the Wessex Culture in Devon, 1 (Article in Serial). SDV123888.
Royle, E., 1953 - 1958, A Stone Hammer Found at Aller Vale, Newton Abbot, 122-123 (Article in Serial). SDV344994.
Fox, A., 1958, Twenty-Fourth Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon, 220-221 (Article in Serial). SDV341823.
An ususual type of perforated stone hammer or mace head was found in a plot of ground adjoining Aller Cottages, opposite the entrance to Aller Vale quarry. The hammer is boat shaped with a performation drilled from both sides. The implement shows signs of use at the butt end, where it is pitted. It measures 3.75 inches long, 1.5 inches across the centre and 0.9 inches high. The perforation is 0.75 inches, tapering to 0.6 inches. Thought to be of rhyolite or trachyte. Although no exact parallel can be cited it is suggested that the hammer belongs to the evolved type of battle axe found in later Wessex culture contexts. Battle axes have been found in barrows at Harlyn Bay and Treveleague, Cornwall and also from a barrow near Yettington on Woodbury Common, Devon.
Roe, F. E. S., 1966, The Battle-Axe Series in Britain, 190 (Article in Serial). SDV341825.
Evens, E. D. + Smith, I. F. + Wallis, F. S., 1972, The Petrological Identification of Stone Implements from South-Western England, 235,262 (Article in Serial). SDV341829.
Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D., 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site. Part 1 Overview, 30, Fig. 8 (Site 19) (Report - Assessment). SDV336226.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Unknown, SX86NE35 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV344995.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV123888 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1948-1952. The Broad Down (Farway) Necropolis and the Wessex Culture in Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 4. Unknown. 1. |
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| SDV336226 | Report - Assessment: Reed, S. J. + Turton, S. D.. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site. Part 1 Overview. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.80. A4 Stapled + Digital. 30, Fig. 8 (Site 19). |
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| SDV341823 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1958. Twenty-Fourth Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 90. A4 Hardback. 220-221. |
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| SDV341825 | Article in Serial: Roe, F. E. S.. 1966. The Battle-Axe Series in Britain. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 32. Unknown. 190. |
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| SDV341829 | Article in Serial: Evens, E. D. + Smith, I. F. + Wallis, F. S.. 1972. The Petrological Identification of Stone Implements from South-Western England. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 38. Unknown. 235,262. |
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| SDV344993 | Monograph: O'Neill Henken. 1932. Archaeology of Cornwall. Unknown. 74. |
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| SDV344994 | Article in Serial: Royle, E.. 1953 - 1958. A Stone Hammer Found at Aller Vale, Newton Abbot. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 4. Unknown. 122-123. |
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| SDV344995 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Unknown. SX86NE35. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3019 - AXE HAMMER (LANEBA to Unknown - 2200 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV4912 - Archaeological Assessment of Bovey Basin Mineral Site
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 20 2018 2:35PM |
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