Find Spot record MWX436 - Bronze Age axehead, Chesil Beach

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Summary

Axe find sited to Chesil Beach at Portland and now in the Evans Collection.

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Axe sited to Chesil Beach from OS 1:10000 1978) (Marginal) A Bronze Age axe from the pebble beach at Portland (Chesil Beach?) has a nearly square socket and narrow blade, 4 1/2 inches long. The core over which it was cast still fills the socket. In Evans Collection. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Evans, J. 1881. The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland. 115.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 868647.

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Location

Grid reference SY 67000 74000 (point)
Map sheet SY67SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 001 340
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 SE 65
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 868647

Record last edited

May 2 2024 1:19PM

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