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| HER Number: | MDV30136 |
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| Name: | Salcombe, Axe |
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Summary
Prehistoric axe from the Salcombe area in the British Museum
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 730 390 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX73NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Salcombe |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SALCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX73NW/50
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Unknown, Untitled Source (Record Office Collection). SDV138378.
British Musem number 88/7-19/4.
Pearce, S. M., 1983, The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain, 453 (Monograph). SDV341822.
Slender Migdale flat axe, rounded butt, crescentic blade, edges possibly very slightly hammered up. Length 174mm, blade width 96mm, butt width 33mm.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV138378 | Record Office Collection: Unknown. British Museum. Unknown. |
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| SDV341822 | Monograph: Pearce, S. M.. 1983. The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain. British Archaeological Reports. 120. Photocopy. 453. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV3955 - AXE HEAD (LANEBA to Unknown - 2200 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 20 2006 1:02PM |
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