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HER Number:MDV4831
Name:Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter

Summary

Part of a Prehistoric stone collection in Exeter Museum found on Bolberry Down in 1930

Location

Grid Reference:SX 685 385
Map Sheet:SX63NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishMalborough
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishMALBOROUGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX63NE/2/7

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ARTEFACT SCATTER (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))

Full description

Exeter Museum, 1975, Untitled Source, 1 (Record Office Collection). SDV140631.

Bolberry Down. July 1930. Four chert points, possible arrowhead, one knife, one pale blue patinated knife (previously card mounted) one small flint knife with no retouch, points, end scraper broken, end scrapers on small blades, oblique-tipped small waisted point, two broken thick flakes, worked all over, possibly celts, one slate grey knife hafted at butt end, one very large flat wide blade retouched to a point, several unretouched flakes, one minute chip, one very small snapped blade, one slightly crescent shaped thick long flake with steep fine retouched both edges and both surfaces with red cortex, upper surface and both ends battered, one sharp pointed broken barbed and tanged arrowhead. Mounted on a grey card, two small grey flakes, white patinated, gravers.


Exeter Museum, 1975, Untitled Source, 3 (Record Office Collection). SDV140630.


Palmer, S., 1977, Untitled Source (Monograph). SDV140592.


Berridge, P. J., 1984, A Mesolithic site on Bolberry Down, 101-3 (Article in Serial). SDV151352.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV140592Monograph: Palmer, S.. 1977. Mesolithic Cultures of Britain.
SDV140630Record Office Collection: Exeter Museum. 1975. EXE 161/3. 3.
SDV140631Record Office Collection: Exeter Museum. 1975. EXE 183/1. 1.
SDV151352Article in Serial: Berridge, P. J.. 1984. A Mesolithic site on Bolberry Down. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 42. 101-3.

Associated Monuments

MDV74296Part of: Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument)
MDV4835Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Find Spot)
MDV4832Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument)
MDV4833Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument)
MDV4834Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument)
MDV4841Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument)
MDV14525Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument)
MDV41970Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument)
MDV4829Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument)
MDV4830Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6587 - Archaeological Assessment of Land between Bolt Heat and Bolt Tail

Date Last Edited:May 4 2006 11:21AM