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HER Number:MDV87
Name:Mesolithic Implements west of Docton Cottages, Hartland

Summary

Mesolithic implements found some 460 metres west of Docton Cottages including a notched microburin.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 238 213
Map Sheet:SS22SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishHartland
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishHARTLAND

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS22SW/9

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • ARTEFACT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS22SW4 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV344259.

One or two showing working found August 1952 by W. A. Seaby.

Gardner, K. S., 1957, A Mesolithic Survey of North Devon, 166 (Article in Serial). SDV7582.

Mesolithic site, 460 metres west of Docton Cottages. A number of non-diagnostic flakes of flint found here, including one notched microburin.

Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J., 2007, The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report, 249 (Report - Assessment). SDV339712.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV339712Report - Assessment: Collings, A. G. + Manning, P. T. + Valentin, J.. 2007. The North Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Phase 1. Archaeological Survey. Summary Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. 06.22 (rev.1). A4 Stapled + Digital. 249.
SDV344259Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS22SW4. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index.
SDV7582Article in Serial: Gardner, K. S.. 1957. A Mesolithic Survey of North Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. A5 Hardback + Digital. 166. [Mapped feature: #53029 ]

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

  • FDV1472 - MICROBURIN (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 28 2023 3:38PM