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Nessend Quarry (Holy Island)

A large number of prehistoric flint tools have been found at this site. Most of the flints are of Mesolithic date, and the site may have been a hunting or fishing site. Bronze Age flints have also been found here.
N5360
Neolithic (4000BC to 2200BC)
Bronze Age (2600BC to 700BC)
Mesolithic (10000BC to 4000BC)
Early Mesolithic (10000BC to 7000BC)
Late Mesolithic (7000BC to 4000BC)
Conservation area
FIELD SURVEY, Northumberland Coastal Survey 1992; GUARD
PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY, Northumberland Coastal Survey 1992; GUARD
FIELD SURVEY, North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment - Phase 2 2010; Archaeological Research Services


Source of Reference
Local History of Holy Island

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