Element record L1436 - Neolithic axehead, Thorpe

Summary

FINDSPOT (Neolithic)

Location

Grid reference SK 76859 49790 (point)
Map sheet SK74NE
District Newark
Civil Parish Thorpe, Newark

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Neo stone axehead found 1912 (above grid ref). Now in NWM. (1)
Found at approx SK 772505. (2)
Recorded at (2)'s grid ref. Presented by Mr T Quail, 3 Hawthorne Crescent. (3)
Mr Quail consulted; he is now very aged and can only recall the find with difficulty. An accurate site was impossible to verify. (4)
The axe is of Neo Group VII (No 334, NT 57). (5)


<1> Smith A, 31/08/1950, OS Corr 6in (Personal comment). SNT1297.

<2> Newark Museum, 1964, Catalogue of Archaeological Material, p 2 (Published document). SNT249.

<3> Seaman BH, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1252.

<4> Colquhoun FD, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT582.

<5> Prehistoric Society, 1973, Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, p 253 (Published document). SNT291.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Personal comment: Smith A. 31/08/1950. OS Corr 6in.
  • <2> Published document: Newark Museum. 1964. Catalogue of Archaeological Material. p 2 .
  • <3> Personal comment: Seaman BH. 1974. Pers Comm.
  • <4> Personal comment: Colquhoun FD. 1974. Pers Comm.
  • <5> Published document: Prehistoric Society. 1973. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. 39. p 253.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jan 19 2023 7:34PM

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