Find Spot record MWX872 - Handaxe found at Poole Hill, Bournemouth

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Summary

A Palaeolithic handaxe reported to have been found at Poole Hill. The precise findspot is not known.

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Full Description

A Palaeolithic hand-axe at one time in the Pitt-Rivers Museum at Farnham. Described as being from Poole Hill, but the precise findspot is not known. <1>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Roe, Derek A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites. 8. 53.
  • <2> Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SZ 09 SE 40.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458173.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 080 911 (point)
Map sheet SZ09SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 SE 40
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458173

Record last edited

Mar 24 2022 1:14PM

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