Neolithic dwelling pit at Pledgdon Sandpit (EHER 4611)
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Summary
Three Neolithic pit dwellings discovered in a gravel pit.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 542 268 (399m by 589m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELSENHAM, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
Three pit dwellings discovered in a gravel pit, less than half a mile north-east of Elsenham Cross. The site produced a 'pit dwelling' with hand made pottery of Neolithic A or Windmill Hill type, together with worked flint including a flake from a polished flint axe, a broken point of a flake arrowhead, finely serrated, saw edged flakes and cores, flakes and a scraper. Also another was found pit with a beaker. <1> - <5>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX190 DESC TEXT: Victoria County History. 1903-2012. Victoria County History of Essex. p.299.
- <3> SEX16220 Article in serial: Warren, S.H.. 1945. Geological and Prehistoric Records on the North-West Border of Essex. Essex Naturalist. v.27, p.273-280.
- <4> SEX67837 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1986. AERIAL 14/19.
- <5> SEX76392 Monograph: Gibson, A. M.. 1982. Beaker domestic sites: a study of the domestic pottery of the late 3rd and early 2nd millennia BC in the British Isles, BAR 107. p.142.
Related Events (1)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL52-035
- NRHE identifier: 660862
- National Monuments Record: TL 52 NW 26