Find Spot record MDO47615 - Neolithic handaxe from a borrow on Bincombe Down

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Summary

A Neolithic stone axe from a barrow on Bincombe Down Ridgeway is in Dorset County Museum.

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Full Description

A stone ? axe of Group III (probably Neolithic) from a tumulus on Bincombe Down Ridgeway, is in Dorset County Museum (Acc No 0.21.1). <1>

No further information concerning the site of this find was obtained during field investigation. <2>


<1> Prehistoric Society, 1941, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 7, 56 (Serial). SDO20231.

<2> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, 1 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452081 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Prehistoric Society. 1941. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 7. 7. 56.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. 1.
  • <3>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452081. [Mapped feature: #637420 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 675 855 (point)
Map sheet SY68NE
Civil Parish Bincombe; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 70
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452081

Record last edited

Dec 22 2023 3:56PM

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