NHER 1641 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead
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Summary
A Bronze Age socketed axehead, made of copper alloy, found in 1950.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DOCKING, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
June 1950. Stray Find.
Found at Lugden Hill Farm:
Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead. See drawing (S1).
This discovery was reported in the local press (S2).
Information from (S3).
R. R. Clarke (NCM)
Lugden Hill Farm is Luggan Hill's Farm, see (S4).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Docking.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 74 NE 7.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF81805 Illustration: [Unknown]. 1950. Drawing of a Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axehead. Paper. 1:1.
- <S2> SNF290 Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1950. [unknown]. 13 June.
- <S3> SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Docking.
- <S4> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Feb 20 2018 3:04PM