Find Spot record 0049700000 - MANOR COTTAGE, BLEDLOW.

Summary

Fragment of Neolithic polished stone axe found in garden

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  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Width 0073 mm
PART OF POLISHED STONE AXE INCLUDING CUTTING EDGE (B1-2). ACTINOLITE PLAGIOCLASE ROCK, LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM BUT MUCH ALTERED: AN IGNEOUS ROCK WHOSE SOURCE CANNOT BE LOCATED (SKETCH)(B3). FOUND BY MRS A YOUNG IN HER GARDEN IN MID 1960'S, & PASSED ON TO MR PAVRY, WHO GAVE IT TO BCM (B1).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC903 Unpublished document: BCM ACCESSIONS REGISTER.
  • <2>SBC13254 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 17 1964 P302.
  • <3>SBC2739 Index: CBA PETROLOGICAL CARD BU 12 (FILED).
  • <4>SBC9301 Bibliographic reference: MR F H PAVRY TO M E FARLEY, 2 3 MARCH 1973.

Location

Grid reference SP 77810 02100 (point)
Civil Parish BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12861)

Record last edited

Dec 11 1991 12:00AM

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