Find Spot record MDR2224 - Flint knife, Little Mam Tor, Castleton
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 1323 8378: Little Mam Tor, Flint knife: Flint knife found. (2). Circular flint knife, of diameter 2½ inches, found before 1877. Now in Bolton Museum. (4). Knife retained in Bolton Museum, but there is no history of the find. Provenance given as 'Mam Tor'. (6). A discoidal polished flint knife (Clarke Type 1), found on Little Mam Tor, 230m (250yd) south-south-west of Mam Farm. (7). Neolithic/Bronze Age flint knife. (8).
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SDR12600 Bibliographic reference: Pennington, R. 1877. Notes on the Barrows and Bone Caves of Derbyshire. p 62.
- <2> SDR11761 Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1923. 6".
- <3> SDR3961 Article in serial: Clark, J G D. 1928-9. 'Discoidal Polished Flint Knives- Their Typology and Distribution', PPSEA. Vol.6, pp 40-54.
- <4> SDR15480 Index: Preston, F L. 1956. Transcript Hunter Index. No.2, F/88.
- <5> SDR5590 Bibliographic reference: Dolby, M (Doncaster Museum). 1964. 'A discoidal polished flint knife from Whitwell', Derbyshire Archaeology Journal. Vol.84, pp 120-123.
- <6> SDR6289 Personal Observation: F1 FRH 01-OCT-65.
- <7> SDR12482 Index: OS. SK 18 SW 2.. SK 18 SW 2..
- <8> SDR14400 Index: NDAT. 0583.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 1324 8379 (point) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CASTLETON, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR727
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Record last edited
Mar 11 2015 11:42AM