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| HER Number: | MDV9500 |
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| Name: | Bronze palstave from Bridford |
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Summary
Palstave of southwest type from earlier middle bronze age. Blade outcurved, hollow v-depression on each face, square-headed moulding on both sides of blade and haft, moulded knob each side of flange (pearce,pdas 32).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 820 855 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bridford |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of workings and buildings at Scatter Rock Quarry; operated between 1914 and 1950, as well as prehistoric field system and hut circles in Heckland Copse
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of workings and buildings at Scatter Rock Quarry; operated between 1914 and 1950, as well as prehistoric field system and hut circles in Heckland Copse
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX88NW22
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 447192
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX88NW/24
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV302638.
Osa=sx88nw22.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV302641.
Mus=exe/no 11/1974.
Pearce, S. M., 1974, Prehistoric Implements from Devon, 167, fig.1.3 (Article in Serial). SDV230983.
An early Middle Bronze Age Palstave found in the vicinity of Bridford Church, at about SX 820855, is 151 mm long, 52 mm wide across the blade and 21 mm wide across the butt. Blade outcurved, hollow V-depression on each face, square-headed moulding on both sides of blade and haft, moulded knob each side of flange.
Pearce, S. M., 1979, The Distribution and Production of Bronze Age Metalwork, 142 (Article in Serial). SDV322230.
Pearce, S. M., 1983, The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain, 435 (Monograph). SDV341822.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV230983 | Article in Serial: Pearce, S. M.. 1974. Prehistoric Implements from Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 32. Digital. 167, fig.1.3. |
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| SDV302638 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV302641 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV322230 | Article in Serial: Pearce, S. M.. 1979. The Distribution and Production of Bronze Age Metalwork. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 37. 142. |
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| SDV341822 | Monograph: Pearce, S. M.. 1983. The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain. British Archaeological Reports. 120. Photocopy. 435. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3381 - PALSTAVE (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 1001 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 4 2021 2:35PM |
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