Element record L5845 - MESOLITHIC FINDS FROM BESTHORPE

Summary

ARTEFACT SCATTER (Mesolithic)

Location

Grid reference SK 82850 65020 (point)
Map sheet SK86NW
District Newark
Civil Parish Besthorpe, Newark

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Microliths. (1) (2)
Mes implements found at Besthorpe (SK 86 SW 22). (3)
Not in NWM. (4)
In 1939 AH Oswald was at both Birmingham and Nottingham Universities. Both university museums hold material donated by Oswald but the above microliths cannot be identified at either. (5)


<1> Smith A, Undated, OS Corr 6in (Personal comment). SNT1298.

<2> Oswald AH, 06/02/1939 , Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1090.

<3> Thoroton Society, 1950, TTS, p 70 (Published document). SNT364.

<4> Seaman BH, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1252.

<5> Colquhoun FD, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT582.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Personal comment: Smith A. Undated. OS Corr 6in.
  • <2> Personal comment: Oswald AH. 06/02/1939 . Pers Comm.
  • <3> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1950. TTS. 54. p 70.
  • <4> Personal comment: Seaman BH. 1974. Pers Comm.
  • <5> 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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