Find Spot record MLI42220 - EARLY BRONZE AGE BEAKER FOUND 1 MILE FROM HORNCASTLE
Summary
EARLY BRONZE AGE BEAKER FOUND 1 MILE FROM HORNCASTLE
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 1501 BC)
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- None recorded
Full Description
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An early Bronze Age beaker (Abercromby A2 type) found in 1856, about one mile from Horncastle during the course of railway excavations. Its present location is not known. It was actually found in Thornton parish. {1}
An early Bronze Age beaker found in 1856 in Thornton parish in 'excavations necessary for the formation of the railway in that vicinity'. {2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI2569 Index: OS CARD INDEX. HORNCASTLE. TF 26 NE 6,1964, HARPER F R.
- <2> SLI3333 Index: SMR FILE. THORNTON. TF26NE:AG,1978, AMBROSE, T.M..
- <3> SLI404 Article in Serial: TROLLOPE, E.. 1857. Associated Architectural and Archaeological Societies’ Reports and Papers. p.200, illustration.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 2570 6800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THORNTON, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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