Warren Hill, Bournemouth

Warren Hill is the elevated part of Hengistbury Head in Dorset overlooking Christchurch to the North and dominating Poole Bay to the West [1]. With finds stretching back over 10,000 years, it is a site of international importance in terms of its archaeology and is scheduled both as an Ancient Monument, and a Local Nature Reserve [1]. Warren Hill has a variety of remains and features dating from around 10,000 BC until Roman times [1]. Ploughing of Warren Hill in 1913 revealed thousands of flint implements covering the entire Stone Age period [1]. Of particular archaeological interest were several blades rarely seen in the UK outside of caves; such blades are typically found at Upper Paleolithic sites across Europe, but open-air UK sites of such age are extremely rare [1]. Further excavations identified over 600 tools, dominated by backed blades, endscrapers and burins [1].