Find Spot record MWX121 - Palaeolithic handaxe from the beach at Burton Bradstock

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Palaeolithic handaxe from Burton Beach.

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A Palaeolithic handaxe from Burton Beach is preserved in Dorset County Museum. The exact find spot is not known.


Historic England, National Record of the Historic Environment, 449870 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Roe, Derek A, 1968, A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites, 47 (Monograph). SWX4454.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment. 449870.
  • --- Monograph: Roe, Derek A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites. CBA Research Report 8. 47.

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Location

Grid reference SY 49046 88756 (point)
Map sheet SY48NE
Civil Parish Burton Bradstock; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 022 061
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 48 NE 13
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 449870

Record last edited

Apr 30 2026 1:38PM

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