Find Spot record MDO5510 - Flint working site on Pentridge Hill, Cranborne

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Summary

A concentration of surface finds of worked flint tools and flint working waste, interpreted as a site where flint tools were manufactured.

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Full Description

(Centred SU 04871770) Flint factory. Chiefly nosed tools and picks, with a few worked black flakes. <1> Fragments of Neolithic polished axe found on Pentridge Hill at SU 047177. <2>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 20-JAN-54.
  • <1.1> Map: Clay, Dr. Annotated Record Map 6" (Dorset County Museum).
  • <2> Serial: Council for British Archaeology. 1972. Council for British Archaeology : Group 12 (Wessex) & Group 13 (South West) : Archaeological review. 7. 14.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213559.

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Location

Grid reference SU 048 177 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Cranborne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 005 047
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 54
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213559

Record last edited

May 30 2022 2:54PM

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