NHER 6371 (Find Spot record) - Bronze Age axehead
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Summary
In 1924 a Bronze Age axehead was found between the wall plate and brickwork in the roof of an old barn opposite the church in Runton.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RUNTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
Under shed? attached to Church Farm, West Runton.
Bronze axe, 'wedge-like in shape'.
1924. Found between wall plate and brickwork in roof of old barn (at least 200 years old) opposite church.
Axehead of length 125mm, width 78mm and butt 41mm. Found by [1].
Includes 1% tin, see (S1).
Held by NCM.
See also (S2) and (S3).
R. R Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Runton (West).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF7372 Article in Serial: 1926. The Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society. Annual Report for 1923-24. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXII pp xxi-xxix. pp xxvi-xxvii.
- <S2> SNF1806 Article in Monograph: Sainty, J. E. 1935. Norfolk Prehistory. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Report of the Annual Meeting, 1935. Norwich, September 4-11. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Appendix pp 60-71. p 68.
- <S3> SNF1116 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1924. Boys find Roman coin on top of Runton Cliff. 19 May.
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
Apr 6 2016 3:36PM