Find Spot record MDO8468 - Neolithic handaxes found near Pokesdown Station, Bournemouth

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Summary

17 Lower Palaeolithic handaxes were found near Pokedown Railway Station at or near Loaders Brickworks in an area of Terrace 10 Gravel geology.

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Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Roe, Derek A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites. 8. 77, 85.
  • <2> Monograph: Wymer, J. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system. Report No 1. 133.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1105954.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 1225 9242 (point)
Map sheet SZ19SW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 7 000 032
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SW 147
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1105954

Record last edited

Nov 9 2023 5:09PM

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