Find Spot record MWX531 - Mesolithic tranchet axe, Ringstead Bay

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A tranchet axe was found at Ringstead Bay.

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A tranchet axe from Ringstead Bay, is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. <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, 71 (Monograph). SWX2026.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454281 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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  • <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. 71.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 454281.

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Location

Grid reference SY 75100 81400 (point)
Map sheet SY78SE
Civil Parish Osmington; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 084 075
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 SE 48
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 454281

Record last edited

Aug 10 2023 2:53PM

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