Find Spot record MDO44576 - Mesolithic flints found on Garston Down, Pentridge

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Mesolithic flints including a tranchet axe and some unretouched blades and flakes have been found on Garston Down.

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SU 007 189. One tranchet axe and some unretouched blades and flakes, were found in flinty clay soil on Garston Down. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY 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. [Mapped feature: #633979 ]
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 888853.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0070 1890 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Pentridge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 110
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 888853

Record last edited

Oct 28 2022 9:18AM

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