NHER 6371 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead

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Summary

In 1924 a Bronze Age axehead was found between the wall plate and brickwork in the roof of an old barn opposite the church in Runton.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet Not recorded
Civil Parish RUNTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Under shed? attached to Church Farm, West Runton.
Bronze axe, 'wedge-like in shape'.

1924. Found between wall plate and brickwork in roof of old barn (at least 200 years old) opposite church.
Axehead of length 125mm, width 78mm and butt 41mm. Found by [1].
Includes 1% tin, see (S1).
Held by NCM.
See also (S2) and (S3).
R. R Clarke (NCM).

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Runton (West).
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: 1926. The Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society. Annual Report for 1923-24. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXII pp xxi-xxix. pp xxvi-xxvii.
  • <S2> Article in Monograph: Sainty, J. E. 1935. Norfolk Prehistory. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting, 1935. Norwich, September 4-11. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Appendix pp 60-71. p 68.
  • <S3> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1924. Boys find Roman coin on top of Runton Cliff. 19 May.
  • AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Apr 6 2016 3:36PM

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