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Find Spot record MDR3789 - Stone & flint axes, Youlgreave Moor, Youlgreave

Type and Period (1)

  • (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Youlegreave Neolithic axes. Two polished axes found on Youlegreave Moor. One axe , in flint, (3.75 inches long), was probably found in the 1830's. (2-6). The second axe, in group VI medium, was found in May 1853. (1-3,5,6).

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. 1855. Descriptive Catalogue of the Antiquities at Lomberdale House. L13, L87.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Howarth, E. 1899. Catalogue of the Bateman Collection of Antiquities in the Sheffield Public Museum. p25.
  • <3> Personal Observation: F1 FDC 14-FEB-66.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Lewis, G (University of Liverpool). 1970. The Bronze Age in the Southern Pennines. p110.
  • <5> 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. Volume 40, pp 59-78.
  • <6> Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index. 2107, 2106.

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Civil Parish YOULGREAVE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Oct 24 2007 4:35PM

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