Monument record MDR5 - Mesolithic flint scatter, Ormes Moor, Tintwistle
Type and Period (1)
- FLINT SCATTER (Late Mesolithic - 7000 BC to 4001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Seven unretouched Mesolithic blades and flakes together with a microlith, a core and two microburins were found scattered on erosion patches in open moorland at Ormes Moor. In the F. Hepworth Collection. (1, 2)
Almost entirely black chert, with just a couple of flakes of brown chert. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <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 34.
- <2> SDR14145 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index: 1920. 1920.
- <3> SDR4684 Article in serial: Radley, J. 1968. 'A Mesolithic structure at Sheldon, with a note on chert as a raw material on Mesolithic sites in the South Pennines', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Volume 88, pp 26-36, plan.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SE 025 008 (100m by 100m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TINTWISTLE, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 26 2015 10:03AM