Find Spot record MDO5712 - Neolithic finds from Cannon Hill, Ferndown Town

Surface finds of flint tools and flint working waste, of Late Neolithic date. This small collection consisted of a scraper, a retouched flake and a core fragment.

The flints, found and reported by Ken Standing, were examined by G. Dowdell. {1}

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1989, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988, 142 (Serial). SDO88.

'Late Neolithic flint scatter: Colehill, SU 03810158. This site is on the 38 m contour of the northrn dip slope of Cannon Hill. The area is part of a Forestry Commission plantation, which has been cleared of trees and ploughed ready for replanting; prior to this use the area was heathland. The following flints have been recovered. One class 'A' end scraper, one retouched flake and a core fragment.'

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Feb 9 2015 11:33AM