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Lincolnshire HER

Name:Stone axe
HER Number:MLI33652
Type of record:Find Spot

Summary

Stone axe

Grid Reference:TF 063 219
Map Sheet:TF02SE
Parish:EDENHAM, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

Axe of polished dark green slate or hornstone found on a raised mound at Edenham, near Bourne, in 1871 by S. Skertchly. In the Museum of Practical Geology in 1877. {1}{2}{3}


<1> OS CARD INDEX, TF 02 SE:9,1965, DA (Index). SLI2481.

<2> SKERTCHLY, S.B.J., 1877, MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - THE GEOLOGY OF THE FENLAND, - (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1014.

<3> PHILLIPS, C.W., 1931, OS 6 INCH SERIES, - (Map). SLI3675.

<4> SMR FILE, TF 02 SE:C,1931, PHILLIPS, C.W. (Index). SLI3005.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Associated Finds

  • AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Sources and further reading

<1>Index: OS CARD INDEX. EDENHAM. TF 02 SE:9,1965, DA.
<2>Bibliographic Reference: SKERTCHLY, S.B.J.. 1877. MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - THE GEOLOGY OF THE FENLAND. -.
<3>Map: PHILLIPS, C.W.. 1931. OS 6 INCH SERIES. -.
<4>Index: SMR FILE. EDENHAM. TF 02 SE:C,1931, PHILLIPS, C.W..