Find Spot record MLI84054 - Bronze Axehead, Potter Hill, Norton Disney
Summary
A late Bronze Age looped and socketed bronze axehead was found in 1910, in the Potter Hill area of Norton Disney.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A late Bronze Age looped and socketed bronze axehead was found in the Potter Hill area of Norton Disney in 1910. It is now in Newark Museum. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}
The axehead is 3.75" long, 1.75" wide at the cutting edge and is 1.25" thick at the haft end. It was found in the south-western corner of the field bounded by the Fosse Way on the north-west and by Folly Lane on the west, in the area of SK 858 604. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2881 Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 86 SE: H.
- <2> SLI2344 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 86 SE: 6.
- <3> SLI7133 Index: North Kesteven Records. Norton Disney. NK47.10.
- <4> SLI274 Article in Serial: P.J. Davey. 1973. 'Bronze Age Metalwork from Lincolnshire' in Archaeologia. vol.104, p.74, fig.9.87.
- <5> SLI13378 Article in Serial: Davis, Richard. 1999. 'Bronze Age metalwork from the Trent valley: Newark, Notts to Gainsborough, Lincs' in Transactions of the Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire. vol.103, gaz.27.
- <6> SLI87 Artefact: Newark Museum Collection. NM 786.1.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 858 604 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTON DISNEY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Apr 13 2023 10:23AM
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