Find Spot record MDO6129 - Mesolithic tranchet axe and blades or flakes from Days Down Field, Sixpenny Handley

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A Mesolithic tranchet axe and some unretouched blades or flakes, found in Days Down Field, near round barrow MDO6077.

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A Mesolithic tranchet axe and some unretouched blades or flakes, found at ST 989144 in Days Down Field, near a tumulus (ST 91 SE 2), are in the collection of M.Green. <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. 73.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210108.

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Location

Grid reference ST 989 144 (point)
Map sheet ST91SE
Civil Parish Sixpenny Handley; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 020 076
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 SE 64
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 210108

Record last edited

Feb 15 2023 11:22AM

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