Element record L4042 - Flint Knife from Whinny Hill, Mansfield Woodhouse

Summary

FINDSPOT (Middle Palaeolithic to Late Bronze Age)

Location

Grid reference SK 55300 63800 (point)
Map sheet SK56SE
District Mansfield
Civil Parish Mansfield Woodhouse, Mansfield

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Flint knife, 12cm long, max width 3cm, found on the surface on Whinny Hill. (1)
Mr Simmons retains the above implement which is almost certainly a knife. He confirmed the findspot as "approx correct", date of find "c 1960". Find spot now under pasture, there is a slight spread of flint but no worked flakes were found. (2)
See M4004 for "hillfort".


<1> EMAB eds, 1961, East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, p 13 (Published document). SNT155.

<2> Colquhoun FD, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT582.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Published document: EMAB eds. 1961. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin. 4. p 13.
  • <2> Personal comment: Colquhoun FD. 1974. Pers Comm.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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