Find Spot record MDO8543 - Palaeolithic handaxe found in gravel quarry off Ringwood Road, Bournemouth

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Summary

A stone handaxe of Lower Palaeolithic date was found in 1932 at the base of a gravel pit.

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Full Description

(SZ 05009519) Palaeoliths. Sharp palaeolith from base of gravel, 1932. No B492 Calkin Collection, British Museum. <1>

This gravel pit is now disused; during perambulation no surface finds were made. <2>


<1> Calkin, J B, 1949, Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 (J B Calkin 1949) (Map). SWX2587.

<2> Colquhoun, F D, Field Investigators Comments FDC, F1 FDC F1 22-NOV-51 (Unpublished document). SWX2609.

<3> Wymer, J, 1993, The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system, 128 (Monograph). SWX4473.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 457721 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Calkin, J B. 1949. Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 (J B Calkin 1949).
  • <2> Unpublished document: Colquhoun, F D. Field Investigators Comments FDC. F1 FDC F1 22-NOV-51.
  • <3> Monograph: Wymer, J. 1993. The Southern Rivers Palaeolithic Project: the Upper Thames Valley, the Kennet Valley and the Solent drainage system. Report No 1. 128.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 457721.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0500 9519 (point)
Map sheet SZ09NE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 7 000 095
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NE 15
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 457721

Record last edited

Dec 23 2021 10:24AM

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