Find Spot record MDO6154 - Palaeolithic handaxe, Sturminster Marshall

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Summary

An Acheulian handaxe of unevenly-patinated brown flint found in 1951 or 1952 in the hedge bank next to the road north of Baillie Gate. Presented by the finder to the Dorset County Museum.

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An early Acheulian hand axe was found in 1951 by Miss V.M. Chandler of Dullar Farm, Lytchett Matravers, in the hedgebank on the north side of the Blandford Road, north-west of the crossroads near Bailie Gate. Presented to Dorset County Museum, Acc. No. 1951.17.1. <1> (SY 94629931) The axe was found protruding from the earth hedge, behind and within six feet of the telephone call box. Present location as in authority 1. <2>

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  • --- Verbal communication: Chandler, V M. Miss V M Chandler, Dullar Farm, Lytchett Matravers.
  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1952. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1951. 73. 114-115.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 15-MAR-54.
  • <3> Monograph: Roe, Derek A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites. 8. 54.
  • <4> Monograph: Wymer, J. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system. Report No 1. 119.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457255.

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Location

Grid reference SY 946 993 (point)
Map sheet SY99NW
Civil Parish Sturminster Marshall; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 021 050
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 NW 10
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457255

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Aug 18 2023 4:12PM

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