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| HER Number: | MDV39237 |
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| Name: | Beer Quarry, Seaton |
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Summary
Flint quarry known as 'Beer Quarry', Seaton
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 230 902 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Beer |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SEATON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SW/216
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- QUARRY (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Quarry' shown on second edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map.
Powell, J. A., 1920, Implements from Beer Head, South East Devon, 208-209 (Article in Serial). SDV336160.
Flint Artefacts collected on the surface of Beer Quarry by Powell 1918-19.
Woods, G., 1925, A Surface Site in S.E Devon, 83-5 (Article in Serial). SDV340387.
Excavation at Bovey Lane in 1925
Woods, G., 1929, A Stone-age Site in S.E. Devon, 10-14 (Article in Serial). SDV340388.
Excavation at Bovey Lane, Beer in 1928
Woods, G., 1934, Excavations in a Dry Valley in Beer, S. E. Devon, 354-365 (Article in Serial). SDV340389.
Excavations at Bovey Lane 1932-3
CLARK, 1935, The Flint-knapping industry at Brandon, 38-56 (Article in Serial). SDV340386.
A large landslip on the west side of Beer Head provided flint for a gun-flint industry in the early 19th Century to help meet demands for the Napoleonic War
Ordnance Survey, 1963, Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (Cartographic). SDV166087.
Old pit workings shown but not marked on os 6" (1963) map.
Pitts, M., 1996, Ceramic Petrology and Prehistoric Pottery in the UK, 311-73 (Article in Serial). SDV340385.
Flint Artefacts collected on the surface by Powell 1918-19. Excavations by Woods at Bovey Lane, Beer in 1925, 1928 and 1932-3.
Large numbers of waste flints and implements in the plough soil northwest of Beer. Numerous shallows 3-9m in diameter at SY 518898, said locally to be old marl pits.
A large landslip on the west side of Beer Head provided flint for a gun-flint industry in the early 19th Century to help meet demands for the Napoleonic War.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV166087 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336160 | Article in Serial: Powell, J. A.. 1920. Implements from Beer Head, South East Devon. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. 3(2). Unknown. 208-209. |
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| SDV340385 | Article in Serial: Pitts, M.. 1996. Ceramic Petrology and Prehistoric Pottery in the UK. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 62. A4 Paperback. 311-73. |
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| SDV340386 | Article in Serial: CLARK. 1935. The Flint-knapping industry at Brandon. Antiquity. 9. A5 Hardback. 38-56. |
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| SDV340387 | Article in Serial: Woods, G.. 1925. A Surface Site in S.E Devon. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. 5. A5 Hardback. 83-5. |
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| SDV340388 | Article in Serial: Woods, G.. 1929. A Stone-age Site in S.E. Devon. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Exploration Society. 1. 10-14. |
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| SDV340389 | Article in Serial: Woods, G.. 1934. Excavations in a Dry Valley in Beer, S. E. Devon. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. 7. 354-365. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 25 2008 3:59PM |
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