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HER Number:MDV30244
Name:Socketed Axe, Tavistock

Summary

Single looped socketed axe, found at Tavistock, precise location not known.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 48 74
Map Sheet:SX47SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTavistock
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTAVISTOCK

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SE/250

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))

Full description

Penrose, G., 1933, Gifts and Additions to the Museum and Art Gallery, 42 (Article in Serial). SDV350279.


Fox, C., 1939, The Non-Socketed Bronze Sickles of Britain, 403 (Article in Serial). SDV350278.


Pearce, S. M., 1983, The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain, 456 (Monograph). SDV341822.

Socketed axe, single looped, from Tavistock.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV341822Monograph: Pearce, S. M.. 1983. The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain. British Archaeological Reports. 120. Photocopy. 456.
SDV350278Article in Serial: Fox, C.. 1939. The Non-Socketed Bronze Sickles of Britain. Archaeologia Cambrensis. 403.
SDV350279Article in Serial: Penrose, G.. 1933. Gifts and Additions to the Museum and Art Gallery. Journal of the Royal Institution of Cornwall. 24. Unknown. 42.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds

  • FDV3984 - AXE HEAD (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Dec 18 2012 3:47PM