Find Spot record MDO47371 - Neolithic axehead from Bayard Farm, Upwey, Weymouth

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A Neolithic stone axe from Bayard Farm, Upwey is in the Dorset County Museum, Dorchester.

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A stone axe from Bayard Farm, Upwey (SY 6685) is in the Dorset County Museum, Accn No 0.17.1. It is of Petrological Group IIa (tentatively ascribed Neolithic). <1> The present occupiers knew nothing about the axe. Bayard Farm extends northwards beyond Ridgeway Hill. <2>

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  • <1> Serial: Prehistoric Society. 1951. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 17. 17. 108-9.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 04-AUG-54.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452005.

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Grid reference SY 6650 8550 (point)
Map sheet SY68NE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 NE 48
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452005

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Nov 13 2023 4:48PM

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