Find Spot record MLI50455 - Bronze Age socketed axe, Fenton parish
Summary
A Bronze Age socketed axe recovered from soil dredged from the River Trent.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A Bronze Age socketed axe of copper alloy. Very well defined long ribs on each face, four on one face and five on the other, with loop and a trumpet mouth (socket). It is of Late Bronze Age date. From soil dredged from the Trent. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI4496 Unpublished Document: OWEN, J.E.. 1992. IDENTIFICATION REPORT. NO.4318.
- <2> SLI13378 Article in Serial: Richard Davis. 1999. 'Bronze Age Metalwork from the Trent Valley: Newark, Notts to Gainsborough, Lincs' in Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire. vol.103, no.38.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 826 785 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FENTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 2 2026 9:12AM
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