Monument record MLI128050 - Mesolithic and Neolithic Flints, Grantham
Summary
A scatter of later Prehistoric worked flints recovered from land to the south of Grantham, on the route of the proposed Grantham Southern Relief Road.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A small assemblage of worked flint was recovered from the ploughsoil during the monitoring of geotechnical test pits excavated in September-November 2012. Mesolithic flints found included a core fragment, a broken flake, a utilised flake with secondary working, and a pebble with large primary flakes removed. A Mesolithic or Early Neolithic scraper was also recovered. {1}{2}
Five later Prehistoric worked flints were recovered during a programme of systematic fieldwalking of the proposed route of the Grantham Southern Relief Road in February 2013. The assemblage comprised one Neolithic flake, three Neolithic blade flakes and one Mesolithic scraper, which had been broken in antiquity. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI19382 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2013. Archaeological Monitoring of Geotechnical Works on the Grantham Southern Relief Road. PCAS Site Code: GRRM12.
- <2> SLI19383 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2013. Archaeological Monitoring of Geotechnical Works on the Grantham Southern Relief Road. LCNCC: 2013.37.
- <3> SLI19377 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2013. Archaeological Fieldwalking on the Route of the Southern Relief Road, Grantham. APS Site Code: GSRR13.
- <4> SLI19378 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2013. Archaeological Fieldwalking on the Route of the Southern Relief Road, Grantham. LCNCC: 2013.7.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9326 3350 (674m by 673m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONDONTHORPE AND HARROWBY WITHOUT, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 9 2026 10:38AM
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