Find Spot record MLI80993 - Three late Bronze Age swords found during building of the railway
Summary
Three late Bronze Age swords found during building of the railway
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 801 BC)
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- None recorded
Full Description
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Three late Bronze Age leaf-shaped swords were found c.1848 3 feet below the surface in a cutting during the construction of the railway near the Witham. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
They were subsequently lost and then rediscovered in Lincoln's Inn Library in 1981. {6}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI2821 Index: OS CARD INDEX. WASHINGBOROUGH. TF 07 SW:11; DA; 26/10/62.
- <2> SLI3361 Index: SMR FILE. WASHINGBOROUGH. TF 07 SW:H.
- <3> SLI274 Article in Serial: P.J. Davey. 1973. 'Bronze Age Metalwork from Lincolnshire' in Archaeologia. page 98, No 200.
- <4> SLI6184 Article in Serial: 1855. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. Vol 11, page 263.
- <5> SLI6185 Article in Serial: Syer Cuming, H.. 1859. Journal of the British Archaeological Association. Vol 15, page 230.
- <6> SLI6188 Correspondence: Lincoln's Inn Library, Museum of London, CCM. 1981. Copies of correspondence regarding swords. -.
- <7> SLI816 Bibliographic Reference: Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 1848. Proceedings of the Archaeological Institute. Catalogue of antiquities, p.xxviii.
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Location
| Grid reference | TF 0230 7090 (point) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WASHINGBOROUGH, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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