Find Spot record MLI12537 - Greenstone Axe, Kirton

Summary

Greenstone axe, Kirton.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Finds from Kirton Holme include a polished greenstone axe, found in 1954. {1}{2}{3}{4} The finder is now deceased but his personal 6 inch map (held at Cowley Secondary School, Swineshead) shows the findspot of the axe is shown at TF 2730 4144. {5}{6}

Sources/Archives (6)

  •  Index: OS CARD INDEX. KIRTON. TF24SE3,1965, D.A..
  •  Article in Serial: THOMPSON, F.H.. 1955. 'Archaeological Notes for 1954' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL 6 PART 1 NS pp3-10.
  •  Index: MAYES, P.. 1959. EAST MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BULLETIN. P 9.
  •  Map: Baker, F. T.. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF24SE.
  •  Index: SMR FILE. KIRTON. TF24SE:E,1954, F.H.T..
  •  Index: SMR FILE. KIRTON. TF24SE,1954, -.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 2730 4144 (point) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish KIRTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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