Find Spot record MDO3273 - Mesolithic pick found on the Ridgeway, Winterborne St Martin

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Summary

A surface find of a stone tool made out of chert. The object was identified as a Mesolithic pick.

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SY 64908670. A Mesolithic pick of Greensand Chert, 5.1ins long and 1.6ins at its widest, was found on arable land on the South Dorset Ridgeway in 1970. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1973. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1972. 94. 87.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452570.

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Location

Grid reference SY 6490 8670 (point)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Winterborne St Martin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 131 172
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NW 98
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452570

Record last edited

Dec 30 2022 2:52PM

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