NHER 21750 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead, Willow Farm (Wretton, poorly located)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WRETTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
'Within last few years' in 1985. 'On lands of Willow Farm, Wretton' (farm not marked on 6 inch Ordnance Survey map).
Late Bronze Age socketted bronze axe head.
Found 'in place where objects found on land are usually put' and believed to have been found on farm by enquirers father, though he does not remember finding it. Axe has remains of loop; length is 10cm; very corroded.
E. M. James (KLM), 29 September 1985.
Farm house is at TF 6098 0015 with lands extending to north.
E. Rose (NAU), 28 November 1985.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
May 16 2020 9:32AM