Find Spot record MWX1121 - Mesolithic tranchet axe, West Close, Wick, Bournemouth

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Summary

A Mesolithic tranchet axe was found from West Close, Wick. The precise findspot is not known.

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Full Description

SZ 160920. Mesolithic tranchet axe from West Close, Wick; now in the British Museum. (West Close shown on OS 1:1250 1975 as a block of flats, situated at SZ 15449194). <1>


<1> Wymer, J J, and Bonsall, C, 1977, Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, with a gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic sites in England and Wales, 108 (Monograph). SWX2026.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458707 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Wymer, J J, and Bonsall, C. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, with a gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic sites in England and Wales. 108.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458707.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 1544 9194 (point)
Map sheet SZ19SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 7 000 059
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 19 SE 67
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458707

Record last edited

Aug 10 2023 2:32PM

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