Mesolithic flint blade, Orsett-Heath Place Farm (EHER 5204)
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Summary
Short flint blade, probably Mesolithic, found south west of Heath Place Farm in 1970.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 647 800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Unitary Authority | THURROCK, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Mesolithic flint blade found. <1> <2>
Short flint blade, probably Mesolithic, found south west of Heath Place Farm in 1970. Surrounding features include cropmarks noted on RCHM air photographs. Nothing visible on available air photographs. <1> <2> <3>
Cropmarks comprise linear features, rectilinear features, ring ditch, double ditched trackways. <4>
Additional ref. <5>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX6057 LIST: Thurrock Museum. unknown. Thurrock Museum Register.
- <3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ68SW31, 1978.
- <4> SEX5914 Artifact: Thurrock Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Thurrock Museum. Acc No 1187.
- <5> SEX6545 DESC TEXT: Bingley, R.. 1978. A Neolithic Site at Heath Place Farm, Orsett. Panorama No 21, p36.
- <6> SEX59787 DESC TEXT: Essex County Council AAG. 1990 ?. Assessment of Importance of Known Archaeological Remains on the proposed golf Course at Heath Place.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ68-058
- NRHE identifier: 414159
- National Monuments Record: TQ 68 SW 31