Monument record 0175800000 - EDGE OF COWCROFT WOOD

Summary

Mesolithic flint scatter found at the edge of Cowcroft Wood

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Mesolithic flint working site
  • SHINE: Prehistoric flint-working site at edge of Cowcroft Wood

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Type and Period (2)

  • FLINT SCATTER (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
  • LITHIC WORKING SITE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Description

A NUMBER OF FLINT ARTEFACTS WERE FOUND BY DR K P OAKLEY, INCLUDING AXE (01:000), CORE (02:000) AND FLAKES (03:000).(B1,B2).
LITTLE DOUBT THAT AXE, CORE AND 3 FLAKES ORIGINALLY IN ASSOCIATION (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC1352 Bibliographic reference: BCM CAS RECORD CARD 1758.
  • <2>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. p149.
  • <3>SBC1849 Article in serial: Keith Branigan. 1966. 'MESOLITHIC ARTIFACTS FROM LEY HILL', IN RECS OF BUCKS 18 PP58-60. Vol 18.

Location

Grid reference SP 98300 01800 (point)
Civil Parish LATIMER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire
Civil Parish CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC13289)

Record last edited

Nov 23 2024 10:18AM

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