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HER Number:MDV8798
Name:FINDSPOT in the Parish of North Bovey

Summary

Vis=25/3/1953 (os). Eastcombe farm. Arrowhead: leaf-shaped flint. Several large nodules of flint and many flint wasters have been found on this farm.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 749 848
Map Sheet:SX78SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishNorth Bovey
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishNORTH BOVEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX78SW35
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 445673
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/66
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX78SW35

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1953, SX78SW35 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV305146.

(25/03/1953) SX 7497 8489 Eastcombe Farm. Arrowhead found whilst ploughing (6 inches depth): leaf-shaped flint found (oral information, A. W. Scoble, 25/03/1953). Several large nodules of flint and many flint wasters have been found on this farm. The field being ploughed was under grass and there were no surface finds.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV305146Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1953. SX78SW35. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

  • FDV2432 - LEAF ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic to Unknown - 4000 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 15 2021 4:32PM