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| HER Number: | MDV21852 |
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| Name: | Finds from the area of Great Western House, Barnstaple |
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Summary
Finds of a military nature were found in this area during construction work including Georgian buckles, pewter spoons, lead shot and buttons, a lead dice and about a dozen copper coins of George II and George III.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 568 325 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/270
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Timms, S., 07/02/1982, Land Behind 39-40 Newport Street (Personal Comment). SDV351413.
Material collected over a considerable period of time with a metal detector. The land appears to fall within the medieval burgage plots and the proposed Newport development site.
Barrow, P., 1983, Newport, Barnstaple. Georgian Military Sites Etc., Whiddon Valley. Site Report and Key to Slides, 3, 4, 5, 10 (Report - non-specific). SDV68692.
Finds of a military nature were found in this area during construction work including Georgian buckles, pewter spoons, lead shot, a pewter button, a lead dice and about a dozen copper coins of George II and George III. Map object based on this source.
Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.
Map object based on this source.
North Devon Rescue Archaeology, 24/09/1982, Minutes of the North Devon Rescue Archaeology Committee Meeting (Un-published). SDV351412.
Quantities of small finds dating to the 17th century and earlier have been recovered from land behind 39-40 Newport Street.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350786 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2013. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV351412 | Un-published: North Devon Rescue Archaeology. 24/09/1982. Minutes of the North Devon Rescue Archaeology Committee Meeting. Unknown. |
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| SDV351413 | Personal Comment: Timms, S.. 07/02/1982. Land Behind 39-40 Newport Street. Not Applicable. |
| SDV68692 | Report - non-specific: Barrow, P.. 1983. Newport, Barnstaple. Georgian Military Sites Etc., Whiddon Valley. Site Report and Key to Slides. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3, 4, 5, 10. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV21845 | Related to: Finds from Great Western Industrial Estate, Barnstaple (Find Spot) |
| MDV21851 | Related to: Finds from the Great Western Industrial Estate area, Barnstaple (Find Spot) |
| MDV21847 | Related to: Finds from the Hollow Tree Road area, Barnstaple (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds
- FDV3806 - COIN (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 13 2013 11:37AM |
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