Find Spot record MDO8667 - Mill Plain, Christchurch: Neolithic flints
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Summary
Neolithic flints were found at Mill Plain, Christchurch during gravel digging there. 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 - (1-2)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458530.
- <1> SWX3798 Unpublished document: Woodhouse, W C. Various. Field Investigators Comments WCW. F1 WCW 12-JUL-54.
- <1> SWX3966 Index: Calkin, J B. Catalogue of Herbert Druitt's Collection of Local Prehistoric and R-B Antiquities.
- <2> SWX3798 Unpublished document: Woodhouse, W C. Various. Field Investigators Comments WCW. F2 WCW 15-JUL-54.
Finds (6)
- WORKED OBJECT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- LEAF ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
- AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
- AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
- FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
- CORE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
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 C
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 6
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458530
Record last edited
Nov 24 2023 7:19PM
