MSO7579 - Late prehistoric flint scatter at North Hill (Find Spot)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
Microliths and implements of Mesolithic character found at North Hill, but no concentration has been located. [1] Flint implements from North Hill are in the County Museum, Taunton. [2] The moorland area of North Hill Minehead is in an extensive tract centred at SS 9448. Taunton Museum has Neolithic knives, scrapers, gravers and arrowheads and scrapers classified as Mesolithic donated at various periods and simply described as from North Hill. [3] Mesolithic microlith from North Hill, Minehead listed. In Taunton Museum, excavated by AV Cornish (Wymer's National Grid Reference for North Hill is wrong). [4] Additional bibliography. [5-6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEM7086 Monograph: Rankine, W.F.. 1956. The Mesolithic of Southern England, Research Papers of the Surrey Archaeological Society Surrey Archaeological Society. Surrey Archaeological Society. 4. 44.
- <2> SMO4109 Serial: Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 1851-. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. Volume 97 (1952), 32.
- <3>XY SMO7320 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N.V.. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, 28 July 1965. [Mapped feature: #30282 ]
- <4> SMO5219 Monograph: Wymer, J.J. + Bonsall, C.J. (Editors). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales, with a Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic Sites in England and Wales. Council for British Archaeology. CBA Research Report No 20. 246.
- <5> SMO5124 Serial: The Prehistoric Society. 1935 -. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Volume 36 (1970), 111 (S Palmer).
- <6> SMO4109 Serial: Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 1851-. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. Volume 77, 45.
External Links (2)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=36809 (Original Monarch entry: 36809)
- https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRecord.aspx?uid=MNA167467 (National Trust HER Record: MNA167467)
Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (No)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 NW16
- National Trust HER Record: MNA167467
- Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 36809
Location
Grid reference | SS 94 48 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS94NW |
Civil Parish | MINEHEAD WITHOUT, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (8)
- MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
- GRAVER (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
- KNIFE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
- ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Mar 2 2021 2:12PM
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