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| HER Number: | MDV41988 |
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| Name: | Dugout Canoe from Heathfield, Bovey Tracey |
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Summary
Dugout canoe excavated from a clay pit at Heathfield in Bovey Tracey in the 19th century
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 832 761 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bovey Tracey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BOVEY TRACEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NW/237
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATERCRAFT (Mesolithic to Late Iron Age - 8000 BC? (Not applicable) to 42 AD? (Not applicable))
Full description
Pengelly, W., 1883, Discoveries in the More Recent Deposits of the Bovey Basin (Article in Serial). SDV339568.
Ordnance Survey, 1938, 109NW. Revision of 1904 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition (Cartographic). SDV336779.
The early 20th century map shows clay pits in vicinity of the Great Western Pottery at circa SX83167611 and circa Sx83507599.
Coles, B. J., 1990, Anthropomorphic Wooden Figurines, 319 (Article in Serial). SDV344096.
Peckham, A., 1990, Devon, 23,30 (Article in Serial). SDV158822.
Dugout canoe at Heathfield. In 1883 Pengelly investigated reports that clayworkers had unearthed a canoe in a pit adjacent to the Great Western Pottery. The find had been made in 1881 and by 1883 the parts of it that had been kept had dried out and curmbled away. The canoe had been about 9 feet (2.7 metres) long and 3 feet (0.9 metres) wide, made from a large hollowed out oak tree trunk. It had been found 30 feet (9.1 metres) from the surface.
Sims, R., 2009, Archaeological Recording at the British Ceramic Tile Factory, Heathfield, Bovey Tracey, 1 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV344094.
In 1881 a dugout canoe was excavated from the clay pit to the north-west of the Great Western Potteries and Brick Works. The vessel does not survive but may have been of Prehistoric date.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV158822 | Article in Serial: Peckham, A.. 1990. Devon. Organic Archaeological Remains in Southwest Britain: A Survey of the Availa. 4. A4 Paperback. 23,30. |
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| SDV336779 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1938. 109NW. Revision of 1904 with additions in 1938. Provisional Edition. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV339568 | Article in Serial: Pengelly, W.. 1883. Discoveries in the More Recent Deposits of the Bovey Basin. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 15. A5 Hardback. [Mapped feature: #24984 ] |
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| SDV344094 | Report - Watching Brief: Sims, R.. 2009. Archaeological Recording at the British Ceramic Tile Factory, Heathfield, Bovey Tracey. Exeter Archaeology Report. 09.59. A4 Stapled + Digital. 1. |
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| SDV344096 | Article in Serial: Coles, B. J.. 1990. Anthropomorphic Wooden Figurines. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 56. Unknown. 319. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8965 | Related to: Great Western Potteries and Brick Works, Heathfield (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4581 - Archaeological Recording at British Ceramic Tile Factory, Heathfiled, Bovey Tracey
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2022 1:39PM |
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