Find Spot record 4086/0/0 - Mammoth Tusk, Great Billing
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Summary
Pleistocene remains, part of a small mammoth tusk, found to the south of Great Billing village.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
{1} Find of a small, pleistocene mammoth tusk, "found in the gravel pit at Little Billing, between the bridge and the Aquadrome".
{2} Pleistocene Remains (c. SP 812614), S. of Great Billing village. Part of a small mammoth tusk in NM, said to have been `found in the gravel pit at Little Billing between the bridge and the aquadrome' is presumably from Great Billing as the area E. of the auadrome is in this parish
<1> Northampton Museum Records, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN126.
<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.214/Site 2 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
Grid reference | SP 812 614 (point) Approximate |
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Civil Parish | NORTHAMPTON, West Northamptonshire (formerly Northampton District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Northampton Development Corporation SMR: P0161
- NRHE HOB UID: 619935
Record last edited
Nov 7 2022 1:46PM