ENN110068 - Clifford Hill Gravel Quarry, 1991-1994 (Observation)

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Location

Grid reference SP 7930 5970 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLE HOUGHTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly South Northants District)

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Private

Date

July 1991-July 1994

Description

{1} Monitoring of extraction of gravels revealed a depression in the bedrock which contained weathered and organic-rich Blue Lias mudstone clay. Around its perimeter were a considerable number of fragments of large mammal bones, tusks and teeth.

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  • <1> Article: Smith, K A. 1995. Mammal Fossils and a Possible Water Hole and Pathway from the Nene Valley, Northampton. Quaternary Newsletter. 75.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Palaeolithic mammal fossils and possible water hole, Little Houghton (Monument)

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Jul 20 2021 9:53AM

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