Find Spot record MDO4079 - Fragment of Mesolithic Axe, Iwerne Minster

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Summary

Fragment of Mesolithic Axe found in 1956 on the surface of a ploughed field. It is 2.1inches long, 1.5 inches wide and 0.7 inches thick.

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ST 87831383 Half a flint axe found on the surface of a ploughed field by J Rigg on 2 March 1956. The portion consists of the cutting end and is 2.1inches long, 1.5 inches wide and 0.7 inches thick. It is similar to finds from the Mesolithic site to the south east (ST 81 SE 14). <1>

ST 87831385. Mesolithic tranchet axe found by Archaeology Division of Ordnance Survey at Iwerne Minster. Listed by Wymer as in the J. Stouborough Collection. (Corfe Mullen). <2-3>


<1> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 02-MAR-56 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1962, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1961, 94, 97 (Serial). SDO61.

<3> Wymer, J J, and Bonsall, C, 1977, Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, with a gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic sites in England and Wales, 71 (Monograph). SWX2026.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 206096 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 02-MAR-56.
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1962. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1961. 83. 94, 97.
  • <3> Monograph: Wymer, J J, and Bonsall, C. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, with a gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic sites in England and Wales. 71.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206096.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8783 1383 (point)
Map sheet ST81SE
Civil Parish Iwerne Minster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 029 025
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 SE 12
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206096

Record last edited

Jul 22 2024 12:33PM

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