Monument record MDO7552 - Mesolithic tranchet Axe and several flint flakes, Corfe Common, Corfe Castle

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Mesolithic tranchet axe and several flint flakes were found in an old sand quarry just north of a barrow on Corfe Common.

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A Mesolithic tranchet axe, 3 1/2 ins long with butt end broken, and several small flint flakes were found in an old sand quarry at SY 95678099, just north of a barrow ('A' - See SY 98 SE 16) on Corfe Common <1>. In Brown Collection. <1, 3> The find spot for the axe and the flints lies in a shallow, linear sand pit which is now overgrown. <5>

Sources/Archives (8)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1957. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1956. 78. 76, Brown P A.
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1962. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1961. 83. 97.
  • <3> 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. 68.
  • <4> Index: Papworth, M D J, Trust for Wessex Archaeology. 1983. Isle of Purbeck Survey. Form AM107. IOP 393.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Fletcher, Martin. Field investigator's comments MJF. Field Investigation 20 Dec 2003.
  • <6> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. AF00137.
  • <7> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY 98 SE 62.
  • <8> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 456870.

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Location

Grid reference SY 9567 8099 (point)
Map sheet SY98SE
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 008 295
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 98 SE 62
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 456870

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Mar 29 2023 12:07PM

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