Find Spot record MDO8668 - Mill Plain, Christchurch: Bronze Age pottery
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Summary
Bronze Age pottery found at Mill Plain, Christchurch, during gravel digging there between 1909 and 1934. 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 (5)
- --- 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 SWX3798 Unpublished document: Woodhouse, W C. Various.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.
- <1> SWX3981 Article in serial: Calkin, J B. 1951. The Bournemouth Area in Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Times. Vol 73. p73.
- <2> SWX3798 Unpublished document: Woodhouse, W C. Various. Field Investigators Comments WCW. F2 WCW 15-JUL-54.
Finds (9)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- BEAKER (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 1501 BC)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 1501 BC)
- PLANO CONVEX KNIFE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 1501 BC)
- KNIFE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 1501 BC)
- URN (Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 701 BC)
- HAMMER (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 2500 BC to 1501 BC)
- CUP (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- VESSEL (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 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 D
- 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