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ID:SDV352745
Title: 7. Iron Age Shoe Unearthed At Quarry
Originator:BBC News Website, 10th May 2005
Date:2005
Summary:Reproduced press article about the discovery of an at least 2000 year old Iron Age leather shoe in a hollowed out tree trunk at Town Farm Quarry, Burlescombe. The shoe (photo) is the equivalent of a size 10 and so well preserved that the stitch and lace holes are still visible. After conservation the timber well and shoe may go on display at RAMM, Exeter

Associated Monuments (3)

MDV71570Burnt Mounds and Troughs at Town Farm Quarry, Burlescombe (Monument)
MDV120185Shoe from Well at Town Farm Quarry, Burlescombe (Find Spot)
MDV71569Two 7th Century Wells at Town Farm Quarry, Burlescombe (Monument)