Find Spot record 2177/0/1 - Possible Neolithic flint working site

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Summary

A possible Neolithic flint working site reputedly found in the area prior to 1928. A polished flint axe, also recorded in Peterborough Museum, may also have been from the same site.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

{1} Unlocated finds, from a gravel pit probably in the extreme east of the parish. A group of unspecified Neolithic flint tools is said to have been found before 1928 (peterborough Museum Records). A polished flint axe in the same museum, also found before 1928 in the parish, may be from the same site;


<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.193/Site 4 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<2> Peterborough Museum Finds Index, (checked) (Index). SNN5553.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Series: Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England. 1982. An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton. 4. HMSO. p.193/Site 4 (checked).
  • <2> Index: Peterborough Museum Finds Index. (checked).

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Location

Grid reference TL 0959 8310 (point) Transfer
Civil Parish THURNING, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • NRHE HOB UID: 361177

Record last edited

Mar 31 2023 10:19AM

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