Find Spot record MDO2705 - Palaeolithic flint axe from Chard Junction quarry, Thorncombe

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Summary

A flint axe found in 1959 in what was then the north side of the quarry. Described as abraded, twisted and ovate in shape.

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Sources/Archives (1)

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 Unpublished document: Gent, T H. 1994.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

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Location

Grid reference ST 343 045 (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: 1 112 063

Record last edited

May 11 2018 11:38AM

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