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Find Spot record MDR4068 - Stone axe, Great Longstone

Type and Period (1)

  • (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

SK 2073. (Marginal) Great Longstone. Neolithic stone axe found. Dimensions: Length is 4.25 inches, Breadth is 2.25 inches. Stone axe from Great Longstone, Group VI, Langdale, fine. Found in ploughing c. 1854. (1-5). Point has been removed from the map as the location of the findspot is unknown. (6).

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Bateman, T. 1855. Descriptive Catalogue of the Antiquities at Lomberdale House. L136.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Howarth, E. 1899. Catalogue of the Bateman Collection of Antiquities in the Sheffield Public Museum. p14.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Lewis, G (University of Liverpool). 1970. The Bronze Age in the Southern Pennines. p545.
  • <4> Article in serial: Moore, C & Cummins, W. 1974. 'Petrological Identification of Stone Implements from Leicestershire and Derbyshire', Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Volume 40, pp 59-78. p70.
  • <5> Index: NDAT. 1003. 1003.
  • <6> Personal Observation: Thornton, A. Personal observation, map evidence, field visit etc..

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Civil Parish GREAT LONGSTONE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jun 15 2015 2:17PM

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