Find Spot record MLI51322 - PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE FOUND IN ORCHARD CLOSE
Summary
PREHISTORIC FLINT FLAKE FOUND IN ORCHARD CLOSE
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A DARK HONEY-COLOURED FLINT FLAKE, 3 INCHES LONG, WITH RAZOR-SHARP EDGES, WAS FOUND 5 FEET DOWN IN YELLOW SAND DURING CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR NEW HOUSES IN ORCHARD CLOSE, OFF MILL LANE. PRESENTED TO LINCOLN MUSEUM IN 1969. {1}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI3174 Index: SMR FILE. MORTON. SK 89 SW:L,1969, -.
- <2> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM -.69.
- <3> SLI779 Article in Serial: Catherine M. Wilson. 1970. 'Archaeological Notes for 1969' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. VOL 5 p4.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 8091 9206 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MORTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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