Find Spot record MDO44892 - Mesolithic flints from a field south of Penbury Knoll hillfort, Pentridge

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Mesolithic flints including a tranchet axe, an axe, 12 blades and 4 scrapers were found in a field south of Penbury Knoll hillfort MDO5940.

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SU 038 168. A number of Mesolithic flints, including a tranchet axe, 12 blades, 4 scrapers and one other axe type, have been found on the Rending Beds in a field South of Penbury Knoll Camp. The finds are in the M Green collection. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> 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. 76.
  • <2>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 888856. [Mapped feature: #634319 ]

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Location

Grid reference SU 0380 1680 (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 111
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 888856

Record last edited

Jul 3 2023 3:48PM

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