NHER 62317 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric stone macehead

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Summary

At an unknown date a stone macehead of probable Neolithic or Bronze Age date was found at this location.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF62SE
Civil Parish GRIMSTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Unknown date. Stray Find.
Found at [1] by [2]:
1 prehistoric stone macehead (epidiorite). See copy of drawing (S1).
Information from Norwich Castle Museum records and notes on drawing. No description available.
Although stone maceheads appear to have been made from Mesolithic times onwards, the ovoid shape of this example and it cylindrical perforation suggest a later prehistoric date.
P. Watkins (HES), 3 August 2017.

  • <S1> Illustration: [Unknown]. Drawing of a prehistoric stone macehead. Paper. Unknown.
  • MACE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Aug 3 2017 11:01AM

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