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| HER Number: | MDV9776 |
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| Name: | FINDSPOT in the Parish of |
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Summary
Three neolithic axes were found in december 1895 in the garden of chelston tower, chelston, and presented to torquay museum. Two are of an oval axe type, composed of dolerite. Axe a is a perfect specimen. Axe b is broken at the apex, is more slender and was probably shorter. Axe c is a more flattened type, formed from a fine-grained dolerite or anemesite of a kind which occurs in the neighbourhood of ashprington. A piece is broken from the apex and the surface is eroded (brooking-rowe). Find of axes mentioned. Supposed earthwork existed nearby (sx96sw/55) (watkin).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 901 635 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COCKINGTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96SW/38
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC (Between))
Full description
SX96SW/55, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316788.
Three neolithic axes were found in december 1895 in the garden of chelston tower, chelston, and presented to torquay museum. Two are of an oval axe type, composed of dolerite. Axe a is a perfect specimen. Axe b is broken at the apex, is more slender and was probably shorter. Axe c is a more flattened type, formed from a fine-grained dolerite or anemesite of a kind which occurs in the neighbourhood of ashprington. A piece is broken from the apex and the surface is eroded (brooking-rowe). Find of axes mentioned. Supposed earthwork existed nearby (sx96sw/55) (watkin).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316789.
Brooking rowe, j. /tda/28(1896)58-59/19th report of the committee on scientific memoranda.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316790.
Osa=sx96sw7.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316791.
Watkin, h. R. /t. T. N. H. S. /4(1922-1926)226/cockington and local placenames.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV316788 | Migrated Record: SX96SW/55. |
| SDV316789 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV316790 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV316791 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV124234 | Related to: Chelston Tower, Rawlyn Road, Preston, Torquay (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3406 - AXE HEAD (Early Neolithic to Unknown - 4000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 11 2017 12:00AM |
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