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Find Spot record MDR4275 - Bronze Axe, Higger Farm, Outseats

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  • (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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In a letter to J Mello, A Carrington of Holywell House, Chesterfield, records the sale of a bronze axe to Mr Robinson of Packers Row for 7/6d. It came from Higger Farm, near Hathersage. Its current whereabouts is unknown. (1) Higger Farm cannot be identified. Higger Tor lies outside Derbyshire.

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  • <1> Index: NDAT. 1192. 1192.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Carrington, A. 1891. Correspondence?.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Carrington, A. 1893. Nottingham University: Mello,J M 5-10-1891 from A Carrington..

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Civil Parish OUTSEATS, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Apr 17 2015 1:20PM

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