Element record L8043 - Bronze Age finds from pits, Holme Pierrepont

Summary

PIT (Bronze Age)

Location

Grid reference SK 61300 38500 (point)
Map sheet SK63NW
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Holme Pierrepont, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

2 small circular pits produced fragments of BA pottery, a flint scraper and a core. (1)
At Holme Pierrepont three pits with fragments of early BA pottery and flint have been noted (two here and one at L8041), though no settlement has been found in spite of extensive excavations. (2)
See L1180 for possible cropmarks and cross refs.


<1> TVARC, 1980, Gazetteer, p 47 (Published document). SNT401.

<2> O'Brien C, 1978, Land and Settlement in Notts and Lowland Derbys - an Archaeological Review, p 9 (Published document). SNT2536.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Published document: TVARC. 1980. Gazetteer. p 47 .
  • <2> Published document: O'Brien C. 1978. Land and Settlement in Notts and Lowland Derbys - an Archaeological Review. p 9.

Finds (3)

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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