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| HER Number: | MDV8832 |
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| Name: | Neolithic axe found at Narrowmore Farm |
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Summary
Greenstone group one axe (stone axe co. Report no.920). Of west cornish origin, probably from mount's bay. The sixth example found in devon, others being axes from seaton(211), north tawton(209), north bovey(670), hazard hill (820) and totnes(767) (fox).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 757 844 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lustleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LUSTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX78SE19
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 443618
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SE/11
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX78SE19
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))
Full description
Griffiths, F. M., Comment about axe discovered near Narramore, Moretonhampstead (Personal Comment). SDV280760.
This axe may be identical with sx78se/41. A drawing of another, apparently separate, axe, overall dimensions 300mm by 87mm by 30mm, of unspecified stone, also from narramore, lustleigh, was received from m. B. Dunn of moretonhampstead via j. P. Allan in 1989 and is in the parish file (fmg).
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX78SE19 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV279606.
A greenstone Neolithic axe was found at Narramore Farm (SX 7584). It is 4 ins long, 2.9ins wide and has characteristics of petrological Group I, probable origin at Mount's Bay (AW Scoble and JFS Stone).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV279607.
Evens, d. ,grinsell, l. V. ,piggott, s. ,wallis, f. S. ,/pps/28(1962)209/the petrological identification of stone axes.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV279608.
Des=drawing of axe in parish file.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV279605.
Des=/proceedings of the prehistoric society/(1951)101.
Dunn, V., 1954, Neolithic axe head from Narramore, Lustleigh (Un-published). SDV280762.
Fox, A., 1956, Twenty-Third Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon, 213 (Article in Serial). SDV112512.
Greenstone group one axe (stone axe co. Report no. 920). Of west Cornish origin, probably from Mount's Bay. The sixth example found in Devon, others being axes from Seaton (211), North Tawton (209), North Bovey (670), Hazard Hill (820) and Totnes (767).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV112512 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1956. Twenty-Third Report on the Archaeology and Early History of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 88. A5 Hardback. 213. |
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| SDV279605 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV279606 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX78SE19. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Unknown. |
| SDV279607 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV279608 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV280760 | Personal Comment: Griffiths, F. M.. Comment about axe discovered near Narramore, Moretonhampstead. Not Applicable. |
| SDV280762 | Un-published: Dunn, V.. 1954. Neolithic axe head from Narramore, Lustleigh. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77020 | Related to: Narramore farmstead, Lustleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3348 - AXE HEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 25 2021 11:47AM |
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