Find Spot record MDO47719 - Bronze Age dagger, Fordington, Dorchester

Please read our .

Summary

A Middle Bronze Age dagger found at Fordington. The exact findspot is not known.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

An MBA dagger from Fordington. The blade is ornamented with incised lines parallel to the edges enclosing a dotted decoration. The remains of the sheath with the impression of its (? wooden) mouth, still cover the butt end. Given by Rev. H. Moule. Acc No 1846.2.2. <1-2> No further information was obtained concerning this find during field investigation. <3>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Graphic material: Display Card Dorset County Museum.
  • <2> Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1848. Archaeological Journal. 5. 322.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 25-AUG-54.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453435.

Finds (1)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Location

Grid reference SY 6950 9050 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 82
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453435

Record last edited

Jan 11 2024 11:10AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the website maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.