Monument record MDO800 - Neolithic flint working waste, Charminster

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Summary

A concentration of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age flint working waste was recorded during work on the Wessex Water Authority Eagle Lodge to Forston Trunk Main in 1984.

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Full Description

National Record of the Historic Environment, 868667 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1985, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1984, 115 (Serial). SDO84.

‘… SY 68889199-SY 68739238, extensive colluvial deposits in base of coombe, break in the colluvium indicated the presence of ancient terraces and a concentration of Neolithic/Early Bronze Age knapped flint waste was observed at SY 68789222 (Section)).’

<1> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1985, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1984, 115-116 (Serial). SDO84.

<2> Woodward, Peter J, 1991, The South Dorset Ridgeway. Survey and Excavations 1977-84, 26 (Monograph). SDO11947.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <E> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868667.
  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1985. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1984. 106. 115.
  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1985. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1984. 106. 115-116.
  • <2> Monograph: Woodward, Peter J. 1991. The South Dorset Ridgeway. Survey and Excavations 1977-84. 26.

Finds (1)

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Location

Grid reference SY 6878 9222 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Charminster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 028 061
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 99 SE 199
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868667

Record last edited

Jan 25 2022 3:51PM

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