SANDSTONE, IVER
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Other site, structure or landscape
Assets that cannot fit any of the other categories. This category includes sites of archaeological interest, where the original form and function may not be apparent without the use of archaeological techniques and interpretation.Description
Early Mesolithic flint scatter found in gravel workings at Sandstone
J G MARSDEN COLLECTED MANY TOOLS & POLLEN SAMPLES FROM GRAVEL WORKINGS AT SANDSTONE UP TO 1938. AFTER THIS, A D LACAILLE CONTINUED WORK ON THE SITE. PEATY LAYERS OVERLAID THE GRAVEL, AND FINDS CAME FROM THE TOP OF GRAVEL & THE LOWER PEAT. MAGLEMOSEAN ASSEMBLAGE PRESENT. (FULL DETAILS) (B1-3).
Sandstone is another mesolithic site which is relatively close to the proposed Orange Route of the M25. Excavations have been carried out in the past, but these have not been systematic (B4).
Statement of Significance
Asset type
Early Mesolithic flint scatter found in gravel workings at Sandstone
Date Listed
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