Find Spot record MLI98143 - Late Bronze Age Swords, River Witham, Lincoln

Summary

A late Bronze Age sword and part of another found in 1906, in the River Witham, at Lincoln.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 801 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A late Bronze Age sword and part of another, found about 1906, immediately opposite Monk’s Leys in Lincoln while dredging the Witham. The swords are in Lincoln Museum. {1}{2}{3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. SK 97 SE: CN.
  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Card Index. SK 97 SE: 2.
  •  Article in Serial: P.J. Davey. 1973. 'Bronze Age Metalwork from Lincolnshire' in Archaeologia. vol.104, p.96, figs.43.420-1.
  •  Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. Accn nos. 113.08 and 114.08.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 9859 7102 (point) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish ABBEY, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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