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| HER Number: | MDV29494 |
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| Name: | Bronze Age Axe, Totnes |
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Summary
Bronze Age axe found in Totnes in 1921 and now in Totnes Museum.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 80 60 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX86SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Littlehempston |
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| Civil Parish | Totnes |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOTNES |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX86SW/140
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX76SE14
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX86SW56
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Fox, A., 1950, Seventeenth Report on the Early History of Devon, 105 (Article in Serial). SDV336158.
A Bronze Age looped and socketed axe, 8.5 centimetres long and 4.8 centimetres wide at the blade, undecorated, was found in 1921 in Totnes: the exact site is not recorded. Now in Totnes Museum.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1977, SX76SE14 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV343035.
Grid reference given as SX7961 for the bronze axe.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX86SW56 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV343036.
Grid reference SX8060 given for the axe.
Pearce, S. M., 1983, The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain, 457 (Monograph). SDV341822.
Socketed axe, loop, heavy rib around mouth, outcurved blade, faceted. Length 85 millimetres, blade width 48 millimetres. Socket external diameter 40 millimetres by 38 millimetres and internal diameter 30 millimetres by 32 mIllimetres.
Green, T., 2008, North Gate Lodge, Castle Street, Totnes: Results of an Archaeological Desk-Based Study, 25 (Report - Assessment). SDV342884.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336158 | Article in Serial: Fox, A.. 1950. Seventeenth Report on the Early History of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 82. A5 Hardback. 105. |
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| SDV341822 | Monograph: Pearce, S. M.. 1983. The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain. British Archaeological Reports. 120. Photocopy. 457. |
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| SDV342884 | Report - Assessment: Green, T.. 2008. North Gate Lodge, Castle Street, Totnes: Results of an Archaeological Desk-Based Study. Southwest Archaeology Report. 060915. A4 Stapled + Digital. 25. |
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| SDV343035 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1977. SX76SE14. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV343036 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX86SW56. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. [Mapped feature: #16433 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV2720 - AXE HEAD (LANEBA to Unknown - 2200 BC)
Associated Events
- EDV4545 - Assessment of Northgate Lodge, Castle Street, Totnes
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 13 2012 12:51PM |
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