Find Spot record MDO1542 - Mace head found at Martin's Down, Longbredy

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The stone head of a mace was found on the surface of a field in 1967. It is unfinished and made of hornblend dolerite.

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SY57529075. An unfinished hornbleode-dolerite Mesolithic mace-head wad found to the N.E of Long Bredy church on Martin's Down. SW Implement Petrology Survey No: Dorset 105:1392. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1969. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1968. 90. 165.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 884851.

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Location

Grid reference SY 5752 9075 (point)
Map sheet SY59SE
Civil Parish Long Bredy; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 066 034
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 59 SE 93
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 884851

Record last edited

Dec 17 2023 8:28AM

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