Find Spot record MDO176 - Flint Axe, Beaminster School, Newtown, Beaminster

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Blade end of broken polished flint axe found in 1962 during work on the site of Beaminster School.

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ST 479019. The fore end about 3inches long, of a finely polished Neolithic flint axe was found in 1962 during work on the site of a new school at Newtown. There was little wear on the sharp cutting edge and it was thought that the tool may have been ritually broken. (1)

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  • --- Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 193060.
  • <1> Article in serial: Farrar R A H. 1962. 'Archaeological discoveries near Beaminster' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 84. 111.

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Location

Grid reference ST 479 019 (point)
Map sheet ST40SE
Civil Parish Beaminster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 007 073
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 40 SE 45
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 193060

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Mar 28 2022 1:30PM

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