Monument record MDO6806 - Mesolithic Flint Scatter, Plainfield Farm, Broadstone, Poole

A large scatter of flints recovered from a field surface near Plainfield Farm, Broadstone. It includes seventeen microliths, one tranchet axe, forty-nine scrapers and about 1100 flakes and blades.

(Area centred SZ 013951) Worked flints and flakes found here. <1>

The flints and microliths were found in the field west of Cobbles (SZ 01369522) and Mr. Calkin believes they came from a Mesolithic flaking site. Perambulation of the area around Cobbles produced no evidence of Mesolithic activity and the occupier of the house knew nothing of the finds. <2>

(Area centred SZ 013951) Mesolithic site including twelve microliths, three in Dorset County Museum, nine in the
J.J. Stonborough collection. The site was built over in 1964. <3>

SZ 013952. Surface finds from a field east of Plainfield Farm, Broadstone indicate the presence of a mesolithic site. The finds include about 1100 flakes/blades, 1 tranchet axe, 49 scrapers, 1 graver, 17 microliths and 55 other flints. The finds were in the J J Stonborough Collection, with 3 microliths in Dorset County Museum. The site was built over in 1964. <4>

<1> Wallace, W G, 1919-23, Bournemouth Natural Science Society 6" map and private notes (Article in serial). SDO17433.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 05-DEC-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2.1> Calkin, J B, Oral: J B Calkin (Hon Corr), 5.12.55 (Verbal communication). SWX8259.

<3> Calkin, J B, Annotated Record Map Corr 6, 1965 (Map). SWX8214.

<4> Wymer, J J, and Bonsall, C, 1977, Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, with a gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic sites in England and Wales, 72 (Monograph). SWX2026.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458011 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Sep 4 2023 12:34PM