Find Spot record MDO44124 - Prehistoric tools from Woodcutts, Sixpenny Handley
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(ST 963181) Pre Iron Age finds from the excavation by General Pitt-Rivers of the Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Woodcutts (ST 91 NE 24) included a triangular flint arrowhead, a transverse axe, two partially polished flint axes, and a fragment of a ground axe of basalt. <1>
<1> Pitt Rivers, A H L F, 1887, Excavations in Cranborne Chase near Rushmore, on the borders of Dorset and Wilts. Vol. 1: excavations in the Romano-British village on Woodcuts Common, and Romano-British antiquities in Rushmore Park (Monograph). SDO18399.
<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209820 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SDO18399 Monograph: Pitt Rivers, A H L F. 1887. Excavations in Cranborne Chase near Rushmore, on the borders of Dorset and Wilts. Vol. 1: excavations in the Romano-British village on Woodcuts Common, and Romano-British antiquities in Rushmore Park.
- <2>XY SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209820. [Mapped feature: #633497 ]
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9628 1810 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST91NE |
| Civil Parish | Sixpenny Handley; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 91 NE 59
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209820
Record last edited
Aug 30 2022 11:03AM
