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| HER Number: | MDV36144 |
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| Name: | CHALK PIT in the Parish of Membury |
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Summary - not yet available
Location
| Grid Reference: | ST 275 041 |
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| Map Sheet: | ST20SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Membury |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEMBURY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthworks of chalk pit and remains of limekiln to north of Furley Cross
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: ST20SE/30/1
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHALK PIT (Lower Palaeolithic to XXI - 698000 BC to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1906, 59SE (Cartographic). SDV104001.
'Old chalk pit' shown on OS 6" (1906) map.
Ordnance Survey, 1963, Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV166087.
'Chalk pit (disused)' shown on OS 6" (1963) map.
Newberry, J., 2002, Inland Flint in Prehistoric Devon: Sources, Tool-making Quality and Use, 1-36 (Article in Serial). SDV104003.
During excavations at the chalk quarry, a single layer of flint nodules, 4.6m above the base of the chalk was revealed. This is suggested to be the source of many flint artefacts found during field walking by Mrs N. Pearce, and at Hembury. Knappers describe the Furley/Membury flint nodules as exceptional, producing high-quality flake and blade tool-blanks.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV104001 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 59SE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV104003 | Article in Serial: Newberry, J.. 2002. Inland Flint in Prehistoric Devon: Sources, Tool-making Quality and Use. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 60. 1-36. |
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| SDV166087 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV115333 | Related to: Extraction Pits east of Rokehay Farm, Membury (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 6 2016 12:38PM |
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