Find Spot record MLI40140 - BRONZE AGE FINDS, TATTERSHALL THORPE
Summary
BRONZE AGE FINDS, TATTERSHALL THORPE
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
An area in the field where a 'Wilburton' sword blade fragment and two bronze spears were found. The sword and spear fragment were in Tattershall Castle in 1974. {1}
A. White suggests that this may possibly be a late Bronze Age hoard. He lists two swords, 3 spears and 1 axe found here but there is no other reference. {2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI3322 Index: SMR FILE. TATTERSHALL THORPE. -,1974, -.
- <2> SLI13364 Unpublished Document: A.J. White. 1973-82. Annotations in HER copy of P. Davey, 'Bronze Age Metalwork', made by museum curator. p.98.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 2060 5930 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TATTERSHALL THORPE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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