Find Spot record MDO45100 - Neolithic or Bronze Age macehead found at Angle Ditch, Sixpenny Handley
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Summary
A flint macehead fragment, of Neolithic or Bronze Age date, was found by Pitt Rivers during excavations at the Angle Ditch site MDO6072 near Wor Barrow MDO6074. The macehead appears to have been made from a naturally perforated flint nodule.
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Full Description
(SU 01 17. Macehead sited to Handley Down from Auth <1> and OS 10560 1962). A Neolithic or Bronze Age macehead made from a flint nodule utilising a natural perforation for the shaft hole was found by Pitt-Rivers <1.1> on Handley Down. <1>
NB although the above suggests a stray find, the macehead fragment was in fact found during the excavation of the Angle Ditch Bronze Age site (SU 01 NW 12) [Note: ie MDO6072], within the ditch fill, and not far from Wor Barrow (SU 01 NW 14) [Note: ie MDO6074].
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO19064 Serial: 1984. Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. Volume 102. 102. 17-22.
- <1.1> SDO16623 Monograph: Pitt-Rivers, A H L F. 1898. Excavations in Cranborne Chase near Rushmore on the Borders of Dorset and Wilts 1893-96 Volume IV. 109.
- <2>XY SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 888865. [Mapped feature: #634541 ]
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Location
| Grid reference | SU 0150 1750 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SU01NW |
| Civil Parish | Sixpenny Handley; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 115
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 888865
Record last edited
Dec 20 2022 10:53AM