Monument record MLI128051 - Prehistoric Flint Scatter, Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without
Summary
A scatter of Prehistoric worked flints recovered from land to the southeast of Grantham, in Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without parish.
Type and Period (1)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A scatter of nine Prehistoric worked flints recovered during a programme of systematic fieldwalking of the proposed route of the Grantham Southern Relief Road in February 2013. The assemblage comprised three Early Neolithic flint blade flakes, one Neolithic blade flake, three Mesolithic/Early Neolithic flakes, one Mesolithic/Early Neolithic end scraper and a Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flint knife. {1}{2}
During a subsequent programme of fieldwalking conducted in May 2013, a single Mesolithic/Early Neolithic blade core was recovered from the ploughsoil a short distance to the northwest of the scatter. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI19377 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2013. Archaeological Fieldwalking on the Route of the Southern Relief Road, Grantham. APS Site Code: GSRR13.
- <2> SLI19378 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2013. Archaeological Fieldwalking on the Route of the Southern Relief Road, Grantham. LCNCC: 2013.7.
- <3> SLI19388 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2013. Archaeological Fieldwalking of the Grantham Southern Quadrant. APS Site Code: GSRQ 13.
- <4> SLI19389 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2013. Archaeological Fieldwalking of the Grantham Southern Quadrant. LCNCC: 2013.76.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9429 3394 (872m by 675m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LONDONTHORPE AND HARROWBY WITHOUT, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 17 2026 10:21AM
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