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Monument record MDR7661 - Flints, south-east of King's Wood, Sheepbridge, Chesterfield

Type and Period (1)

  • (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Fieldwalking in 1994 recovered a small amount of flint, only two pieces of which were datable, a scale flaked blade from the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age and a chunky scraper possibly of the Bronze Age. Both were found in the same field [Only this field has been plotted on the map]. (1) Subsequent trenching revealed no obvious prehistoric features or artefacts (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Excavation archive: Kennett, A and Garton, D. 1994. Results of the Fieldwalking at Sheepbridge, Derbyshire.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Garton, D & Kennett, A. 1994. Sheepbridge, Chesterfield: Second Phase of Archaeological Field Evaluation.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 36357 74902 (187m by 240m)
Civil Parish CHESTERFIELD, CHESTERFIELD, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • EDR1600
  • EDR2387

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Record last edited

Mar 12 2014 4:50PM

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