Find Spot record MLI50883 - TWO BRONZE AGE BRONZE AXES FOUND AT BARKWITH FARM
Summary
TWO BRONZE AGE BRONZE AXES FOUND AT BARKWITH FARM
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
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Full Description
A PLAIN SOCKETED BRONZE AXE FOUND IN ABOUT 1920, AND A PROBABLY MIDDLE BRONZE AGE PALSTAVE WITH WELL-DEVELOPED FLANGES FOUND BETWEEN 1947 AND 1949 AT BARKWITH FARM, HOLTON LE MOOR. IN 1963 SEAMAN REPORTED THAT THE FARMER STATED THAT BOTH AXES WERE FOUND IN THE FARMYARD AND HAD PRESUMABLY BEEN BROUGHT THERE FROM THEIR ORIGINAL FIND-SPOTS ELSEWHERE IN THE AREA. {1}{7}
SEE ARCHAEOLOGICAL NOTES, 1958 FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION. {3}
NOW IN LINCOLN MUSEUM. {5}{6}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI2566 Index: OS CARD INDEX. HOLTON LE MOOR. TF 09 NE:2,1963, SEAMAN B H.
- <2> SLI3093 Index: SMR FILE. HOLTON LE MOOR. TF 09 NE:L -.
- <3> SLI659 Article in Serial: D.F. Petch. 1959-60. 'Archaeological Notes for 1958' in Lincolnshire Architectural and Archaeological Society Reports and Papers. VOL 8 (NS) p7 Fig 1.2, 1.5.
- <4> SLI2011 Graphic Material: 1958. PARISH FILE. HOLTON LE MOOR.
- <5> SLI274 Article in Serial: P.J. Davey. 1973. 'Bronze Age Metalwork from Lincolnshire' in Archaeologia. VOL 104 pp.60, 74; Figs4.36 and 10.100.
- <6> SLI8 Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 44.71; LM 45.71.
- <7> SLI13364 Unpublished Document: A.J. White. 1973-82. Annotations in HER copy of P. Davey, 'Bronze Age Metalwork', made by museum curator. p.74.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 0830 9797 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLTON LE MOOR, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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