Element record L4400 - Palaeolithic Flint Tool, Welbeck
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | SK 56959 73680 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SK57SE |
| District | Bassetlaw |
| Civil Parish | Welbeck, Bassetlaw |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Middle Pa flint tool found at 4ft 6in, 1956. Levalloisian. (1)
The implement, which was found by Mr FD Lowe, has a frost damaged platform, and is regarded as the most northerly Levalloisian flake tool found in Britain. (2)
The flake has been claimed as Levallois, but has lost the diagnostic features through damage. (4)
In SCM. The indicated find spot, now under grass, is adjacent to the Great Lake, Welbeck. (5)
Wessex Archæology and Historic England, 1997, The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report no. 3, 1996-1997: [Regions 8 and 11] East Anglian rivers and the Trent drainage, p. 144 (Published document). SNT6238.
Historic England, 2021, National Record of Historic Environment (Digital archive). SNT5271.
<1> Unknown, undtd, OS Corr 6in, SCM (Map). SNT1088.
<2> Antiquity eds, 1958, Antiquity, pp 85-87 (Published document). SNT76.
<3> Prehistoric Society, 1963, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, p 378 (Published document). SNT288.
<4> Roe DA, 1968, A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites - CBA Research Report No 8, p 247 (Published document). SNT1208.
<5> Colquhoun FD, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT582.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SNT5271 Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.
- --- SNT6238 Published document: Wessex Archæology and Historic England. 1997. The English Rivers Palaeolithic Project, Report no. 3, 1996-1997: [Regions 8 and 11] East Anglian rivers and the Trent drainage. p. 144.
- <1> SNT1088 Map: Unknown. undtd. OS Corr 6in, SCM.
- <2> SNT76 Published document: Antiquity eds. 1958. Antiquity. 38. pp 85-87.
- <3> SNT288 Published document: Prehistoric Society. 1963. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 29. p 378.
- <4> SNT1208 Published document: Roe DA. 1968. A Gazetteer of British Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Sites - CBA Research Report No 8. CBA. p 247.
- <5> SNT582 Personal comment: Colquhoun FD. 1974. Pers Comm.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Nov 3 2026 11:04AM