Find Spot record MDO47501 - Flint lance head found near Maumbury Rings, Dorchester

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Summary

A flint tool described as a lance head but thought more likely to be an arrowhead, found in a garden near Maumbury Rings. The exact find spot and whereabouts of the object are not known.

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Full Description

A very fine flint lance-head, said to have been found in a garden near Maumbury Rings (SY 6989), is now in the possession of W Butcher of Higher Sturthill, Shipton Gorge. Classified as Early Bronze Age. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1957. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1956. 78. 89.
  • <2>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452138. [Mapped feature: #637294 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 690 898 (point)
Map sheet SY68NE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 89
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452138

Record last edited

Dec 6 2023 4:35PM

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