Find Spot record LKD 004 - Lackford Heath General, Lackford (Mesolithic)

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Summary

Scatter of worked mesolithic flint over large area.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 779 711 (1511m by 1241m)
Map sheet TL77SE
Civil Parish LACKFORD, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

c. 1947 general finds from "Lackford Heath" (Home Heath and Mill Heath), (S2, S4)

Pre 1977: Scatter of worked flint: two scrapers, three cores, sixteen blades/flakes, (Wymer Collection), (S1).

Area after Billington, (S2, S3)

2015: Mesolithic blade found whilst metal detecting, (S5)

Also Mesolithic finds and potential features from excavation at LKD 007.

Also Iron Age and Roman in this area.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
  • <S1> Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J. & Bonsall, C.J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, CBA Research Report 20. 259.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Billington, L, P.. 2016. Lithic Scatters and Landscape Occupation in the Late Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic: A Case Study from Eastern England.. M1051.
  • <S3> Personal Correspondence: Cutler, Hannah. 2019. Personal Observations as part of the Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods project.
  • <S4> Unpublished document: Todd, K.R.U.. n.d. [1947?]. A Mesolithic Settlement on Lackford Heath.
  • <S5> Digital archive: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. Portable Antiquities Database. SF-260BB8.

Finds (11)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (4)

Record last edited

Feb 18 2021 9:56AM

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