Find Spot record MLI40310 - Middle Bronze Age bronze spearhead found, Great Sturton
Summary
Middle Bronze Age bronze spearhead found, Great Sturton
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 40310
A middle Bronze Age side-looped bronze spearhead (comparable with Davey 167 from Tetford) found after ploughing in 1975. Its dimensions are: length, 158mm, blade width, 30mm, maximum socket diameter, 21mm. It has a flat blade with bevelled edges and a pronounced midrib. Part of the shaft remained but is now missing. It is in the finder's possession. There was also has a spindle whorl.{1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI3054 Index: SMR FILE GREAT STURTON. GREAT STURTON. TF27NW:L -.
- <2> SLI3740 Photograph: 1975. PARISH FILE. GREAT STURTON. P2/75/9,P2/75/7,P2/75/5.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 2290 7720 (point) |
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Civil Parish | GREAT STURTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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