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| HER Number: | MDV57366 |
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| Name: | Bronze Age Perforated Axe Found Near Okehampton |
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Summary
An early Bronze Age perforated axe was found near Okehampton, exact location unknown. Now in the Royal Alber Memorial Museum, Exeter.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 59 95 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 901386
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59NE/109
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum Accession Number: 117/1925
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 698000 BC to 42 AD (Between))
Full description
Pearce, S. M., 1978, Devon in Prehistory, 60 (Monograph). SDV273286.
28. Perforated axe, Okehampton. SX5995. 117/1925.
National Monuments Record, 2012, 901386 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV349599.
Early Bronze Age axe, near Okehampton.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV273286 | Monograph: Pearce, S. M.. 1978. Devon in Prehistory. Devon in Prehistory. Paperback Volume. 60. |
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| SDV349599 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2012. 901386. National Monuments Record Database. Website. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds
- FDV4293 - AXE HEAD (Lower Palaeolithic to Unknown - 698000 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 12 2019 11:35AM |
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