To ensure you get the best experience, this website uses cookies.

Learn More

Find Spot record MDO2681 - Palaeolithic axe, Thorncombe

Please read our guidance about the use of Dorset Historic Environment Record data.

Summary

Palaeolithic implements reported to have been found here in 1926.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)

Full Description

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SDO12374 Unpublished document: Gent, T H. 1994. Archaeological Assessment of a Proposed Extension to Chard Junction Quarry, Thorncombe, Dorset.

Finds (1)

HANDAXE (Palaeolithic - 500000 BC to 10001 BC)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: Proposed extension to Chard Junction Quarry, Thorncombe; desk-based assessment 1994 (EDO5610)

Location

Grid reference	ST 3399 0439 (point)
Map sheet	ST30SW
Civil Parish	Thorncombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 112 047
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 30 SW 11

Record last edited

Sep 10 2021 9:04AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.