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HER Number: | MDV9596 |
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Name: | Pottery and bones, cave near Shoalstone Swimming Pool, Brixham |
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Summary
Pottery and bones have been found at the mouth of a cave near the swimming pool on Berry Head. The finds were made in a heap of earth on the left-hand side of the entrance. The pottery consists of small sherds of warm brown ware containing large grits, but well-fired and of firm texture, and with a smoothed surface. There are pieces of a flat base, and one sherd has three fingernail impressions. Probably Iron Age a ware. There are also three sherds in a smooth-surfaced black ware, one with a trace of a moulded relief pattern, possibly Iron Age b ware
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 935 567 |
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Map Sheet: | SX95NW |
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Civil Parish | Brixham |
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Civil Parish | Torbay |
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District | Torbay |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95NW/7
- Torbay HER: MTO9596
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Fox, A., 1958, Transactions of the Devonshire Association (Article in Serial). SDV362014.
Pottery and bone found at the mouth of a cave near the Shoalstone swimming pool off Berry Head Road. The finds were made in a heap of earth on the left-hand side of the entrance. The pottery consists of small sherds of warm brown ware containing large grits, firm-textured, well-fired and with a smoothed surface. There are pieces of a flat base, and one sherd has three fingernail impressions and is probably Iron Age A ware. There are also three sherds in a smooth-surfaced black ware, one with a trace of a moulded relief pattern that is probably Iron Age B ware.
Quinnell, H., 1998, Later Prehistoric Pottery Survey (Report - Survey). SDV336212.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336212 | Report - Survey: Quinnell, H.. 1998. Later Prehistoric Pottery Survey. Later Prehistoric Pottery Survey. A4 Spiral Bound. |
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SDV362014 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1958. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. . 90. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Aug 23 2019 10:36AM |
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