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| HER Number | MWB10661 |
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| Record Type | Find Spot |
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| Name | Field near Borson Barrows |
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Summary
Neolithic axe found on surface of field in 1959, uncertain exact location
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01778.00.000
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 56 SE 12
SU 5739 6264
Monument Type(s):
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Full Description
Axe found on surface of field - "a fine polished stone celt approx 5 ¾" in length. Found on surface near tumulus. Now in Newbury Museum. No 1960.1. H H Coghlan 19.1.60." <1>
The original annotated findspot was marked at c SU 56971 62909 next to Bell Barrow 6A <1>, although the NMR's grid reference is SU 5739 6264 <2>, nearly 1km to the southeast of this barrow. The spot is marked on the 5th Epoch Ordnance Survey mapping <3> and hence has been used for the location of the axe, though it is possible that Coghlan's notes were more accurate.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Archaeology Branch of Ordnance Survey & Newbury Museum staff. 1913 onwards. Newbury Museum Archaeology Map XLIV SW.. 44SW. 6 inch. Annotated in pen (H H Coghlan 19/1/60). [Map / SWB12868] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1960s-70s. Ordnance Survey Field Investigators Comments. F1 GHP 24-APR-62. [Personal observation / SWB14640] |
| <03> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. 1:2500, 1969, Marked 'Neolithic stone axe found A D 1959'. [Map / SWB14665] |
Related Monuments
| MWB1518 | Brimpton Common Bell Barrow 'A' - 250m NW of Larkwhistle Farm (Monument) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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