Find Spot record MDO4652 - Mesolithic flint, Old Brow House garden, Shaftesbury
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Summary
Mesolithic flints comprising one core, eight blade/flakes and two other flints were found at Old Brow, Shaftesbury in 1947 during levelling operations in the garden.
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Full Description
ST 857228. "A number of small flint flakes, now in Shaftesbury Museum, were found in 1947 on the surface at Old Brow House" during levelling operations in the garden of the house. Seven of the flints were submitted to Dr. Grahame Clark. "In Dr.Clark's opinion one looked like 'one end of a broad flake
from which gun flints or strike-a-lights have been taken' " and of the others" three of four of the smaller pieces could be primary flakes of a microlithic industry, but I would not venture to identify a microlithic site on this basis alone....'". <1>
Old Brow House is at ST 85752279. The present owner knew nothing of the flints or where they had
been found. The garden of the house is mainly covered by a lawn with some ornamental gardening. <2>
Mesolithic flints comprising one core, eight blade/flakes and two other Flints were found at Old Brow, Shaftesbury. In Shaftesbury Museum. <3>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO50 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1951. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1950. 72. 94.
- <2> SDO18341 Unpublished document: Edwards, D W. Field Investigator's Comments DE. F1 DE 28-JAN-56.
- <3> 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. 73.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 857 228 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST82SE |
| Civil Parish | Shaftesbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 045 173
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 82 SE 5
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206403
Record last edited
Dec 13 2022 4:36PM
