Finding Flint - Fallen Trees ?

[stooboy]

Hi,

I was wandering the local woods the other day and noticed a few fallen Scots Pines, I recall reading that you can often find flint in the uprooted material around the tree, is this the case? Or is it only certain areas and types of trees ?

Im not sure what exactly i would be looking for, think ill take the dog out now and investigate further.

Stoo.

 

[andyn]

:-\

Well the flint isn't formed by the tree if thats what you mean.

If the tree is growing on chalky ground then sure if a tree comes down then there is going to be a possibility that some flint will be pulled up with it. But the type of tree etc is irrelevant, its the soil type that is important.

Good luck.

A.

 

[Toddy]

You'll not find flint anywhere in Scotland, apart from Boddam in Aberdeenshire or sea washed Antrim pebbles on the West Coast, unless someone took it there. However, you will find good chert, and that's good for most flint uses.

Grooveski did a brilliant long post a while back discussing the 'good' tool making stones in Scotland.
I'll see if I can find it.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[stooboy]

Yeh i kinda thought as much, googling when back mentions some flint up near peterhead but more or less desolate everywhere else.

That be handy if you find the link, ill trawl the threads to.

Stoo.

 

[Grooveski]

Courtesy of W00dsmoke, you may find something local on here.
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_109/109_007_021.pdf

Here's the pitchstone thread.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16315

 

[stooboy]

Thanks Grooveski,

Pdf show wormit as a source near to me, i will check it out.

 

[Grooveski]

Let us know how it goes.

I kind of visit these places the way geocachers find their geocache caches. Any time I go for a wander it's usually because of a rock that I've heard about.

 

[Toddy]

Oh, incidentally Fred Gordon kindly met me with a load of Serpentinite from up his way and it's lovely stuff Cuts with a pocket knife or a cheap saw and polishes up like marble with one of those sand paper coated sponges.
I'm going up to the Crannog for their Go Native event soon, if you can get there, I'll take some along to share.

atb,
M

 

[Grooveski]

....the Crannog for their Go Native event

Bah, I'll be in Cumbria that weekend.
Have a good 'un.

[Edit - Date mix up: Loch Fyne that weekend - Cumbria the next.
Hmmm, maybe, If there's too much wind for Loch Fyne I may see you there.]

 

[verloc]

Hi,

I was wandering the local woods the other day and noticed a few fallen Scots Pines, I recall reading that you can often find flint in the uprooted material around the tree, is this the case? Or is it only certain areas and types of trees ?

Im not sure what exactly i would be looking for, think ill take the dog out now and investigate further.

Stoo.

I had a feeling this thread may have been started by you