Find Spot record MDO8666 - Mesolithic flints found at Mill Plain, Christchurch.
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Summary
Mesolithic microliths, two flint picks and two transverse arrow-heads were found at gravel workings at Mill Plain. Mill Plain lies on the south-east side of Lower Close and is bounded by Mill Road, Fairmile Road and the railway. Bronze Age knives arrowheads and pottery as well as Iron age pottery and brooch have also been found. Romano-British artefacts including coins, pottery, quern, brooch and an urn containing a cremation have all been discovered in the gravel working site. The geology in the area consists of Terrace 2 or Terrace 4.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Mill Plain lies on the south-east side of Lower Close and is bounded by Mill Road, Fairmile Road and the railway. Gravel was worked here intermittently between 1909 and 1934; most of the finds being in the Druitt collection. These show evidence of occupation during the Bronze Age and of a small settlement occupation including many thousands of RB pottery fragments. Palaeolithic - 96 hand axes (Acheulian) Mesolithic - microliths, two flint picks, two transverse arrow-heads. Monument Periods And Types - (1)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458530.
- --- SWX3798 Unpublished document: Woodhouse, W C. Various. Field Investigators Comments WCW. F1 WCW 12-JUL-54.
- --- SWX3798 Unpublished document: Woodhouse, W C. Various. Field Investigators Comments WCW. F2 WCW 15-JUL-54.
- --- SWX3966 Index: Calkin, J B. Catalogue of Herbert Druitt's Collection of Local Prehistoric and R-B Antiquities.
Finds (4)
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Parent of: Mill Plain, Christchurch; possible late prehistoric settlement and cremations (Monument) (MDO8669)
- Parent of: Mill Plain, Christchurch; possible Romano-British cremation and settlement (Monument) (MDO8670)
- Parent of: Mill Plain, Christchurch: Bronze Age pottery (Find Spot) (MDO8668)
- Parent of: Mill Plain, Christchurch: Neolithic flints (Find Spot) (MDO8667)
- Part of: Palaeolithic hand axes found at Mill Plain, Christchurch (Find Spot) (MDO8665)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 154 935 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19SE |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 8 000 007 B
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 6
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458530
Record last edited
Nov 24 2023 7:18PM