Find Spot record MDO25256 - Neolithic flint axe from the Brit Valley, south-west of Netherbury

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Summary

A partly polished Neolithic flint axe.

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Full Description

A partly polished flint axe-head has been found in the Brit Valley SW of Netherbury by I Wilmore of Patley Wood Farm (SY 4698). <1>

The note does not give a grid reference for this find. The grid reference attached to this record is, therefore, an approximate location.


<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1965, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1964, 114 (Serial). SDO64.

'A Neolithic flint axe from Netherbury … Through the Curator, Mr. R. N. R. Peers, the discovery of a partly polished flint axe-head has been reported on Lower Jurassic beds in the Brit valley S.W. of Netherbury, by Mr. I. Willmore of Patley Wood Farm, Netherbury.'

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 449999 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1965. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1964. 86. 114.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 449999.

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Location

Grid reference SY 459 979 (point)
Map sheet SY49NE

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 NE 35
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 449999

Record last edited

Dec 15 2022 2:02PM

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