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| HER Number: | MDV4832 |
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| Name: | Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter |
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Summary
Part of a collection of Prehistoric flint & chert artefacts in Exeter Museum found on Bolberry Down
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 685 385 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX63NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Malborough |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MALBOROUGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX63NE/2/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Exeter Museum, 1975, Untitled Source, 71 (Record Office Collection). SDV140591.
Small bag also includes 1 triangular shaped retouched blade - possible Petit Tranchet derivative.
Exeter Museum, 1975, Untitled Source, 72 (Record Office Collection). SDV140594.
Bolberry Down. Part of the stone collection. One bag of flint and chert comprising cores, large blades snapped off and retouched, round scraper from pebble flint, knives, points, fabricator, borers, serrated flakes, end scrapers, scrapers, several notched scrapers, small retouched flakes and blades, gravers, possible microliths, thumb scrapers, hafted knives, several heavier blades retouched at a later date, some burnt, some points could be arrow or spearheads. One small bag comprising microlith cores, knives, small blades, points, a possible graver, round scraper, a possible serrated blade, small worked flakes, small snapped blades, with bulb end and complete thumb scraper, piercer, several finely pressure flaked points, very thin, end scraper.
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
| SDV140591 | Record Office Collection: Exeter Museum. 1975. EXE 183/71. 71. |
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| SDV140592 | Monograph: Palmer, S.. 1977. Mesolithic Cultures of Britain. |
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| SDV140594 | Record Office Collection: Exeter Museum. 1975. EXE 183/72. 72. |
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| SDV151352 | Article in Serial: Berridge, P. J.. 1984. A Mesolithic site on Bolberry Down. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 42. 101-3. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV74296 | Part of: Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument) |
| MDV4835 | Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Find Spot) |
| MDV4833 | Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument) |
| MDV4834 | Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument) |
| MDV14525 | Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument) |
| MDV41970 | Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument) |
| MDV4829 | Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument) |
| MDV4830 | Related to: Part of Bolberry Down Lithic Scatter (Monument) |
| MDV4831 | Related 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: | Feb 22 2008 2:59PM |
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