Monument record MLI127826 - Prehistoric flints, Poplar Farm, Grantham

Summary

A large quantity of residual Prehistoric flints on land at Poplar Farm Primary School, Grantham.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early Mesolithic to Late Iron Age - 10000 BC to 42 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A large quantity of residual Prehistoric flints recovered from land at Poplar Farm Primary School, Grantham, during an archaeological excavation in 2018. Most of the flints were residual finds in later features. A more concentrated Mesolithic-Early Neolithic flint scatter was also recorded on the site (see MLI86436). {1}{2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London). 2018. Poplar Farm Primary School, Grantham: An Archaeological Strip, Map and Sample. PCAL Site Code: PFGL16.
  •  Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London). 2016. Poplar Farm Primary School, Grantham: An Archaeological Strip, Map and Sample. LCNCC: 2016.47.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 8972 3666 (222m by 223m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish GRANTHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Oct 1 2025 11:47AM

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