NHER 17432 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axeheads (Bressingham, poorly located; Stibbard, poorly located; Swaffham, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWAFFHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | STIBBARD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | BRESSINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Found before 1849.
Three socketed axes.
i) plain,
ii) with lateral ridges,
iii) linear facetted.
Latter is in British Museum (Prehistoric and Romano-British Antiquities).
Whereabouts of others not known.
Not in NCM.
Various findspots alleged.
Fitch Collection says Stibbard, penes Brooke Taylor 1849. Dawson Turner Add MSS 23.060 f207 says near Swaffham, found 1849, penes Plowright. Bulwer 1223.B115.235.951 says Bressingham.
No evidence to suggest which is right.
This information was formerly included on card for NHER 2662 by mistake.
A. Lawson (NAU), 28 July 1981.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 23 2017 1:05PM