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HER Number:MDV8931
Name:FINDSPOT in the Parish of Bovey Tracey

Summary

Hoard of roman coins found in cave in furzeleigh rocks, traditionally being the chamber of a hermit, but now there is no trace of the cave as stone quarrying has taken place in the area (information taken by os from either worth or hale).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 818 796
Map Sheet:SX87NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBovey Tracey
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBOVEY TRACEY

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: SX87NW1
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 446682
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full description

Davidson, J. B., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV101772.

Furzeleigh common. Roman coins found in 1837 and others in 1839 (davidson).

Shortt, W. T. P., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV23194.

Roman coins found in november 1837 in the shillet when digging for roadstones. Some silver or tin washed (shortt).

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

Vis=28/5/1953 (os) no further information.

INFORMATION TAKEN BY OS FROM EITHER WORTH OR HALE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289573.

Hoard of roman coins found in cave in furzeleigh rocks, traditionally being the chamber of a hermit, but now there is no trace of the cave as stone quarrying has taken place in the area (information taken by os from either worth or hale).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289578.

Osa=sx87nw1.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289579.

Worth, r. N. /tda/23(1891)77-82/president's address (roman devon).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289580.

Hale, m. A. /sketches of bovey tracey and district/(1930)8.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289581.

Des=ntas/parke,devon/(1984)6/in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289582.

Shortt, w. T. P. /collectanea curiosa antiqua dunmonia/(1841)11-12.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289583.

Davidson, j. /antiquities in the county of devon/(1861)17.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV289584.

Bovey tracey:tithe map & apportionment 1839.

National Trust, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV52.

Found in 1837. Coins of valerianus, gallienus, claudius, gothieus, postumus and victorianus the elder (ntas).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV101772Migrated Record: Davidson, J. B..
SDV23194Migrated Record: Shortt, W. T. P..
SDV24Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. OSA. Card Index.
SDV289573Migrated Record: INFORMATION TAKEN BY OS FROM EITHER WORTH OR HALE.
SDV289578Migrated Record:
SDV289579Migrated Record:
SDV289580Migrated Record:
SDV289581Migrated Record:
SDV289582Migrated Record:
SDV289583Migrated Record:
SDV289584Migrated Record:
SDV52Migrated Record: National Trust.

Associated Monuments

MDV7850Related to: Coin hoard found at Furzeleigh; duplicate of MDV8931 (Find Spot)

Associated Finds

  • FDV3107 - HOARD (I to Unknown - 43 AD)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 23 2022 10:07AM