What is recorded here
Discovered prior to construction of the M1 motorway (Excavation Licence No. 01E0067). A spread of burnt material (10.5m x 8m) was initially exposed. Removal of this uncovered four pits cut into the natural subsoil. The widest and shallowest pit (3m x 1.6m; D 0.16m) contained a flint scraper and five waste flakes. (Campbell 2003, 268)
Compiled by: Claire Breen
Date of upload: 25 June 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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