Site Event/Activity record EMO12650 - 1869: AE - Porlock Weir
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not affiliated
Date
1869
Description
An examination of the forest bed was made in Autumn 1869. Underneat a layer of undisturbed vegetable matter was flint and chert chippings and a very well-formed flake, embedded in the upper ferruginous portion of the angular detritus. The flint was thought to have been dropped on the surface rather than deposited by water. A search of the shingle produced a further water worn flint pebble, which may have been washed out of the angular detritus.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SSO15 Article in serial: Anonymous. 1872. Ancient Geography of the West of England. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeology and Natural History Society. 18. pp 26-33. p27.
- <2> SEM8323 Archive: Historic England. 2016. NRHE to HER prototype website test. 634582.
- <3> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 634582, Enhanced 6 July 2016.
Location
| Location | Porlock Weir |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SS 8694 4794 (point) NRHE |
| Map sheet | SS84NE |
| Civil Parish | PORLOCK, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Record last edited
Feb 7 2022 10:58AM