NHER 1777 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead, Hare Clump

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Summary

A Bronze Age socketed axehead found during ploughing in 1952.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF84SE
Civil Parish HOLKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

July 1952. 91m (100 yards) south of Hare Clump.
Socketed copper alloy axe found while ploughing. Damaged when cast. 95 mm long, 52 mm wide.
Copy of (S1).

  • --- Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
  • --- Illustration: NCM. Sketch.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Holkham.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 84 SE 20.
  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Feb 18 2025 2:11PM

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