NHER 5113 (Find Spot record) - Late Saxon axe
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Summary
A socketed iron axehead dating from the Late Saxon period found during ploughing.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL89SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MUNDFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1950.
Ploughing revealed socketed iron axehead of Wheeler type 4 (10th century).
See (S1), (S2) and (S3).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF87262 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Mundford.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 89 SW 3.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF6796 Monograph: Lethbridge, T.C.. 1948. Merlin's island: essays on Britain in the Dark Ages.. p 35.
- <S2> SNF7578 Monograph: Petersen, J.. 1919. De norske vikingsverd.. 2.
- <S3> SNF1103 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1951. Gave Axe-Head He Found To Castle Museum. 19 July.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- AXEHEAD (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
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Record last edited
Jul 8 2016 11:11AM