Find Spot record MDR3467 - Stone celts, Bakewell
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Two stone celts found near Bakewell, one of them in 1844. (1). One of the celts is in the Sheffield City Museum (Acc. No. J93.69). However, this celt was found on Gratton Moor, near Middleton in 1852. One of these celts could be recorded in SMR 807. As the location of the findspots is unknown, the point has been removed from the map. (4).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR2903 Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. 1848. Vestiges of the Antiquities of Derbyshire. p6.
- <2> SDR13256 Article in serial: Moore, C N and Cummins, W A. 1974. 'Petrological identification of stone implements from Derbyshire and Leicestershire' Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. p69.
- <3> SDR7282 Bibliographic reference: Howarth, E. 1899. Catalogue of the Bateman Collection of Antiquities in the Sheffield Public Museum. p23.
- <4> SDR20034 Personal Observation: Thornton, A. Personal observation, map evidence, field visit etc..
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Location
| Grid reference | Not displayed (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BAKEWELL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Nov 12 2007 1:16PM