Find Spot record 0252800000 - C750M ESE OF DORTON HOUSE

Summary

Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic flint found with medieval pottery in a watching brief

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Type and Period (2)

  • FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

FINDS MADE WHEN TOPSOIL REMOVED PRIOR TO LAYING NATURAL GAS PIPELINE: 1 FLINT SIDE SCRAPER (MESOLITHIC/NEOLITHIC); 1 MED RIM; 2 BRILL SHERDS; 1 SHERD ?DATE (B1).

"Found in Dec 1976 at SP 68661359 one side scraper, one Medieval rim, two Brill sherds and one sherd of uncertain date. All are in BCM" (B3).

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (4)

  • ---SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).
  • <1>SBC3020 Bibliographic reference: CMAG & FARLEY M E,DEC 1976.
  • <2>SBC10648 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD (NOT RETAINED).
  • <3>SBC28577 Index: Buckinghamshire County Museum. Buckinghamshire County Museum Card Index No 2528.

Location

Grid reference SP 68650 13590 (point)
Civil Parish DORTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (2)

  • SIDE SCRAPER (Early Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 10000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC17074)

Record last edited

Dec 5 2025 12:49PM

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