Find Spot record MDO47531 - Neolithic mace head, Frampton

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Summary

A Neolithic stone mace head found at Frampton and given to the Dorset County Museum in 1937. The exact location of the find spot and circumstances of the find are not known.

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Full Description

Neolithic mace-head, with 'hour-glass' perforation, of brown fine grained stone, oval shaped, chipped in one place at one end and worn at the other. Found at Frampton and presented to the Dorset Co. Museum by Mr J.E Brown, Estate Office, Frampton. Acc No. 1937.32.1. <1>

No information was obtained upon this mace-head. The Frampton Estate no longer exists, and Mr J.E Brown could not be contacted. <2>


<1> Dorset County Museum, Dorset County Museum Accessions Book, 1937 (Unpublished document). SWX1315.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 21-JAN-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453149 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Dorset County Museum. Dorset County Museum Accessions Book. 1937.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 21-JAN-55.
  • <3>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453149. [Mapped feature: #637328 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 626 948 (point)
Map sheet SY69SW
Civil Parish Sydling St Nicholas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SW 8
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453593

Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 4:03PM

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