Find Spot record MLI50219 - Possible Early Medieval Knife, Nettleton

Summary

Knife with silver wire decoration, found on land to the north of Nettleton. Of possible early medieval date.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A knife with silver wire decoration was found in June 1956, on land to the north of Nettleton. The current whereabouts of the knife are not known. Its description, together with its findspot being near to a known Anglo-Saxon burial ground, suggested that it might have been a possible scramasax. {1}{2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TA 10 SW: A.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. TA 10 SW: 21.

Map

Location

Grid reference TA 1091 0037 (point) Estimated from Sources
Civil Parish NETTLETON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Sep 25 2023 3:06PM

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