Find Spot record MWX763 - Neolithic polished stone axehead, Creekmoor, Poole

Polished Stone Axe or chisel of Ophitic dolerite, found at Creekmoor. No further details of site. Durden Collection, British Museum. (1892. 9.1.87). (1-2)

No new finds were obtained during investigation in the Creekmoor area. This district is approximately one square mile in extent, approximate centre SZ 001933, and the find is consequently a marginal one. Present location in the British Museum and accession number accepted from auth.1. This chisel-like implement is 7.2 ins long, one end being brought to a flat edge. Otherwise the object is roughly circular in section, with a diameter of approximately 1.5 ins. (3)

<1> Calkin, J B, 1950, Annotated Record Map Corr. 6 (Map). SWX2543.

<2> 1951, Third Report of the Sub-Committee of the South-western Group of Museums and Art Galleries on the Petrological Determination of Stone Axes, 150 (Monograph). SWX3191.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, 05-DEC-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<3.1> Calkin, J B, 1955, Oral: J B Calkin 5.12.55 (Verbal communication). SWX8410.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 457374 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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