Find Spot record MDO2913 - Lithic scatter near Mount Pleasant, West Stafford

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Summary

An extensive lithic scatter recorded during installation of a mains water supply pipe from Mount Pleasant to Alington Avenue in 1985. The scatter was concentrated on one side of a ridge above the River Frome, and was Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age in date.

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Lithic scatter Y.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1987. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1986. 108. 177-180.
  • <1> Article in serial: Woodward, P J. 1986. Observations along the Wessex Water Authority supply pipe: Alington Avenue and Mount Pleasant. 108.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 7136 8995 (103m by 139m)
Map sheet SY78NW
Civil Parish West Stafford; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 125 043 A

Record last edited

Feb 16 2017 9:50AM

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