Monument record MDO4036 - Mesolithic occupation site, Iwerne Courtney or Shroton
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Summary
An extensive scatter of mesolithic flint including a large number of microliths, axes and other tools.
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Full Description
The site has been ploughed and many flint tools have been recovered from the surface including cores, tranchet picks, flake axes and microliths. P G Summers carried out trial excavations in search of hut floors without success some of the scrapers were of early Bronze Age date and other finds included broken pieces of polished axes and a barbed and tanged arrowhead. Many of the finds are now in the Dorset County Museum, Dorchester. <1> <3> <4>
The area has recently been ploughed and several microliths, 2 cores and an axe were found on the surface. <2>
A Mesolithic occupation site, covering 2 acres, centred at ST 890132. <4>
The area remains under plough, and the ploughsoil contains many flints, though no worked pieces were found. <6>
ST 891128. Mesolithic settlement at Iwerne Minster discovered by Summers (Authy.2). Finds listed by Wymer <5> are in British Museum and Dorset County Museum, Dorchester. Green <7> also refers to several polished axe fragments, one barbed and tanged arrowhead and three petit tranchet derivative arrowheads from this site.
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SDO10289 Article in serial: Kieller, A Piggott, S and Wallis, F S. 1941. First report of the Sub-Committee of the South-Western group of museums and art galleries on the petrological identification of stone axes; Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 7.
- <2> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 01-MAR-56.
- <3> SDO61 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1962. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1961. 83. 92-4.
- <4> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 131.
- <5> 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. 71.
- <6> SWX3450 Unpublished document: Chaplin, C P. Various. Field Investigators Comments CC. F2 CC 11-JAN-78.
- <7> SDO18369 Monograph: Green, H Stephen. 1980. The Flint Arrowheads of the British Isles: a detailed study of material from England and Wales with comparanda from Scotland and Ireland. 444.
- <8> SDO87 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1988. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1987. 109. 94.
- <9> SDO88 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1989. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988. 110. 117-125.
- <10> SDO12557 Article in serial: Arnold, J, Green, M, Lewis, B and Bradley, R. 1989. The Mesolithic of Cranborne Chase. 117-125.
- <11> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206102.
Finds (5)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | ST 8903 1324 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST81SE |
| Civil Parish | Iwerne Courtney or Shroton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 028 020
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 SE 14
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206102
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Iwerne Courtney 20
Record last edited
Aug 24 2022 4:10PM