Cannoncourt Farm Pit
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Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SU877830 | — | Favourable | 0.32 | 2024-03-07 |
Description
Area, 0.067 hectares 0.166 ac Description This pit worked gravels of the Lynch Hill Terrace of the Thames and has yielded large numbers of Palaeolithic implements since the beginning of the century, including the largest hand axe discovered to date in the British Isles and probably Europe. The Lynch Hill Terrace and its associated Acheulian and Levallois industries was formerly included with the Boyn Hill Terrace and it was in the Maidenhead area that it was first described as a separate feature. The Industry at Furze Platt is markedly different from that in the Lynch Hill Terrace at Iver, suggesting a major problem of correlation between archaeological and geomorphological/geological evidence. To solve this problem will require further investigation of the Lynch Hill deposits and the historical significance of the gravel at Furze Platt means that this site is one of considerable importance.