Find Spot record MDO29671 - Upper Palaeolithic point found at Cameron Road, Christchurch

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A possible earlier Upper Palaeolithic leaf-point is reported to have been found by a workman in 1913 at Cameron Road.

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Possible earlier Upper Palaeolithic leaf-point found by a workman in 1913 at Cameron Road, Purewell. Now in the Red House Museum, Christchurch. (1-2)


<1> Calkin, J B, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Honorary Correspondent's Comments, 1948 Corr 6 (Verbal communication). SWX8200.

<2> Campbell, J, 1977, The Upper Palaeolithic of Britain: a study of man and nature in the Late Ice Age, p109 (Monograph). SWX3702.

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  • <1> Verbal communication: Calkin, J B. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Honorary Correspondent's Comments. 1948 Corr 6.
  • <2> Monograph: Campbell, J. 1977. The Upper Palaeolithic of Britain: a study of man and nature in the Late Ice Age. Vol 1. p109.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 1670 9300 (point)
Map sheet SZ19SE

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 8 000 009
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 8
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458536

Record last edited

Oct 9 2025 4:16PM

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