Monument record MLI30117 - Assorted flints found to south-west of Barrowby
Summary
Assorted flints found to south-west of Barrowby
Type and Period (1)
- FLINT SCATTER (Early Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A collection of 17 microliths, 7 cores and hammerstone, 3 leaf-shaped and 5 'triangular' (transverse?) arrowheads, along with 10 polished stone axe fragments, 1 axe and 12 scrapers. In all hundreds of Bronze Age worked flints, arrowheads, blades and scrapers etc have been found. In 1976 a scraper was reportedly found at west end of field at SK876355. {5}
Cores, blades and microliths are recorded at SK 877 354 within the Colonisation of Britain Project. {7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI2374 Index: OS CARD INDEX. BARROWBY. SK 83 NE 13 SEAMAN B H.
- <2> SLI2255 Index: HAW. EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN. 5.
- <3> SLI660 Article in Serial: D.F. Petch. 1961. ‘Archaeological Notes for 1959 and 1960’ in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL9 PART 1 P4.
- <4> SLI3579 Bibliographic Reference: The King's School Archaeological Society. 1969. Barrowby: A Guide to the Archaeology of the Parish. BARROWBY GUIDE.
- <5> SLI2896 Index: SMR FILE. BARROWBY. SK 83 NE AN RWH.
- <6> SLI2896 Index: SMR FILE. BARROWBY. SK 83 NE C -.
- <7> SLI13825 Index: Wessex Archaeology. 2012. The Colonisation of Britain Project. 13444.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 877 354 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARROWBY, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Aug 17 2022 2:02PM
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