Find Spot record MDO2230 - Mesolithic flints, Puddletown
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Summary
Mesolithic flints found by an Ordnance Survey field investigator in 1954.
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Full Description
SY 76519697. Three cores from which fine blades had apparently been pressure flaked, one probable microlith and numerous flint flakes were found by myself in a newly ploughed field situated on a northern slope with a stream about 500 yards to the east. <1>
SY 76519697. Mesolithic cores and blades, listed by Rankine <2> and presumably the 'unspecified' material from 'Puddleton' referred to by Wymer <4>.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SWX1169 Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 01-DEC-54.
- <2> SDO61 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1962. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1961. 83. 97.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
- <4> SWX2026 Monograph: Wymer, J J, and Bonsall, C. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, with a gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic sites in England and Wales. 72.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454516.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7651 9697 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY79NE |
| Civil Parish | Puddletown; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 094 058
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 NE 15
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454516
Record last edited
May 8 2024 11:43AM