Element record MNT29203 - Prehistoric Artefact Scatter at Shireoaks
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | SK 54250 79250 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SK57NW |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The area between the North and East "Drives" is now under cultivation and has yielded surface finds of stone axes and flints. The two fields [Whitfield and Pincroft] have many flint implements from Mesolithic to Bronze Age. (1)
Mr. White has all these finds in his possession, most of the stone axes have been found in Nottinghamshire but he indicated the find site of one as approx. SK 5427 7926. (2)
SK 54257925. Two Neolithic? stone axe fragments, assigned to Group VI (Great Langdale), have been found in Whitwell parish. One is described as fine in texture, the other as coarse. Now in Worksop Museum. (3)
Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.
<1> S.O. Kay, 1962, OS Corr. 6" (Map). SNT6470.
<2> J. Baird, 1965, Field Investigators Comment (OS) (Personal comment). SNT6469.
<3> Cummins WA and Moore CN, 1974, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, p.69 (Serial). SNT6471.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SNT5271 Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.
- <1> SNT6470 Map: S.O. Kay. 1962. OS Corr. 6".
- <2> SNT6469 Personal comment: J. Baird. 1965. Field Investigators Comment (OS).
- <3> SNT6471 Serial: Cummins WA and Moore CN. 1974. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 40. p.69.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Oct 29 2026 11:24AM