Monument record MDR579 - Mesolithic site, Tintwistle Knarr, Tintwistle
Type and Period (2)
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- LITHIC WORKING SITE ? (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 030990. A small site near an old reservoir on Tintwistle Knarr contained 120 unretouched Mesolithic blades and flakes together with 9 microliths, 7 microburins, 4 cores, a scraper and a tranchet axe/adze sharpening flake. Now in the Tolson Memorial Museum, Huddersfield. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR16368 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J J (ed). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales: Council for British Archaeology (CBA) Research Report 20. p 35.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 031 989 (238m by 184m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TINTWISTLE, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Nov 22 2017 4:53PM