Find Spot record MDO5206 - Mesolithic tools, Stour Cross Farm, West Stour

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Summary

Mesolithic flint included one unpatinated Mesolithic blade, a small crested blade, ten flakes and nineteen chips, some of which were microblade fragments.

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Full Description

Mesolithic cores of poor quality, with some blades but mostly flakes. <1>

Flint recovered during a watching brief during the construction of an amenity lake. The few fragments of Mesolithic flint included one unpatinated Mesolithic blade, a small created blade, ten flakes and nineteen chips, some of which were microblade fragments. <2>


<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1988, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1987, 96 (Serial). SDO87.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1993, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1992, 248-249 (Serial). SDO92.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1218610 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1988. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1987. 109. 96.
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1993. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1992. 114. 248-249.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1218610.

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Location

Grid reference ST 770 226 (point)
Map sheet ST72SE
Civil Parish West Stour; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 067 019
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 72 SE 50
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1218610

Record last edited

Feb 14 2022 10:15AM

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