MSO7888 - Prehistoric finds at Ash Farm (Monument)

Summary

A collection of finds ranging from the Mesolithic to the Bronze Age periods.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Material including an unusual macehead, a stone disc and a number of flint implements was found on Ash Farm, Exmoor. The macehead and some flint implements are undoubtedly Mesolithic and a number of other flints, Bronze Age. All are to be handed over to Taunton Museum. A photograph of the macehead is annotated "Found at Weirwater" - SS 828 462. [1] A small collection of flint flakes, scrapers, barbed and tanged and leaf-shaped arrowheads were found over a wide area of this moorland farm, Ash Farm. A Devonian Grit macehead with hour-glass perforation was presented to Taunton Museum by EM Priscott in June 1962. It was found at SS 8279 4624 while ploughing in June 1962. [2] A Devonian Grit disc, circa 10.5 centimetres by 3.0 centimetres was found near Ash Farm. It was given to Taunton Museum by Priscott in 1962-3. [3] The Devonian Grit macehead was found on the edge of Weir Wood. It was given to Taunton Museum by E.M. Priscott in 1962. [4] Mesolithic perforated macehead from an estimated siting of SS 833 452 on Porlock Common, in Taunton Museum. [6] Most sources suggest that the macehead was found at Weir Wood, so the grid reference presented in source [6] is likely to be incorrect. [7] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [8,9,10]

Sources/Archives (10)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Wedlake, A.L.. 1962. Letter and Photograph of Finds from Ash Farm, Porlock.
  • <2>XY Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. EM Priscott. [Mapped feature: #40515 ]
  • <3> Externally held archive reference: Externally held archive. Classified Index, Taunton Museum..
  • <4> Unpublished document: PALMER, JP. Mid 1960s. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, F1, 15 July 1965.
  • <5> Serial: Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 1851-. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. Volume 107 (1963), 28.
  • <6> 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. P.248.
  • <7> Verbal communication: Various. 1993-. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Team staff comments. F Glover, 4 February 2010.
  • <8> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35890, Extant 22 February 2022.
  • <9> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35914, Extant 22 February 2022.
  • <10> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35926, Extant 22 February 2022.

External Links (3)

Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park Authority HER number: MEM22408
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 NW13
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 NW19
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 NW5
  • National Park
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35890
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35914
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35926
  • Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33930
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 34573

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 827 462 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet SS84NW
Civil Parish PORLOCK, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

Finds (8)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Feb 22 2022 11:16AM

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