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| HER Number: | MDV3833 |
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| Name: | Bronze Fibula Found at Trendle Camp |
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Summary
Bronze fibula of a type attributable to the second half of first century AD, found at the Trendle along with three other bronze items.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 490 753 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX47NE14
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 437919
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47NE/1/4
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX47NE14
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Lower Palaeolithic to Roman - 698000 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
Worth, R. H., 1947, Prehistoric Tavistock, 127; figure 1 (Article in Serial). SDV341113.
Bronze fibula of type attributable to the second half of the first century AD, 53 millimetres long, complete with pin. Photograph. Found at the Trendle, Tavistock, along with three other bronze items.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1950, SX47NE14 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV350129.
Site visit 11th July 1950. One of three objects found in the area of the camp. A bronze fibula, 5.1cm long complete with pin, attributable o the second half of the first century. The quarry manager said that these objects were found during quarrying at SX48807542, but during the last war, bungalows were built in the north part of the camp at SX49017535 and this is a possible alternative site.
Timms, S. C., 1976, The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft, 173 (Report - Survey). SDV341346.
At least five bronze artefacts, covering a wide period of time, have been found in the area of the Trendle, the prehistoric enclosure to the north-east of Tavistock.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV341113 | Article in Serial: Worth, R. H.. 1947. Prehistoric Tavistock. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 79. A5 Hardback. 127; figure 1. |
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| SDV341346 | Report - Survey: Timms, S. C.. 1976. The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. A4 Unbound + Digital. 173. |
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| SDV350129 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1950. SX47NE14. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3831 | Related to: Disc Head of a Bronze Pin, Trendle Camp (Find Spot) |
| MDV3832 | Related to: Fragment of Bronze Ornamental Work, Trendle Camp (Find Spot) |
| MDV3830 | Related to: Late Bronze Age Socketed Axe, Trendle Camp (Find Spot) |
| MDV3829 | Related to: The Trendle, Tavistock (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV2413 - BROOCH (I - 1 AD to 100 AD)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 27 2022 9:38AM |
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