Find Spot record MDR3798 - Palstave, Winster Moor, Winster
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Bronze palstave, or half-socketed celt, six inches long and found upon Winster Moor, in 1766. The artefact was in the Bateman Collection from White Watson's collection, but it is now in Sheffield City Museum. (1,2). As the grid reference given is only four figures long and the precise location of the findspot is unknown, the point has been removed from the map. (3).
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR7282 Bibliographic reference: Howarth, E. 1899. Catalogue of the Bateman Collection of Antiquities in the Sheffield Public Museum.
- <2> SDR10000 Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index. 2077.
- <3> SDR20034 Personal Observation: Thornton, A. Personal observation, map evidence, field visit etc..
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Location
| Grid reference | Not displayed (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINSTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Sep 11 2007 9:37AM