Find Spot record MWX872 - Handaxe found at Poole Hill, Bournemouth

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A Palaeolithic handaxe reported to have been found at Poole Hill. The precise findspot is not known.

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A Palaeolithic hand-axe at one time in the Pitt-Rivers Museum at Farnham. Described as being from Poole Hill, but the precise findspot is not known. <1>


<1> Roe, Derek A, 1968, A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites, 53 (Monograph). SWX4454.

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<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458173 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Roe, Derek A. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic sites. 8. 53.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 458173.

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Grid reference SZ 080 911 (point)
Map sheet SZ09SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 SE 40
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 458173

Record last edited

Aug 30 2024 10:24AM

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