Element record L559 - Granite pestle dredged from gravel pit, Attenborough

Summary

FINDSPOT (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age)

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
Map sheet Not recorded
District Broxtowe
Civil Parish Attenborough, Broxtowe

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A pestle of green granite, 15.5in long, 2.25in to 1.25in diameter at either end, was dredged from the gravel pit at Attenborough. (1) (2)
See L7950 for further pestles.
Many finds from gravel pits - see SMR map.


<1> Thoroton Society, 1967, TTS, p 31 (Published document). SNT380.

<2> EMAB eds, 1966, East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, p 35 (Published document). SNT160.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1967. TTS. 71. p 31.
  • <2> Published document: EMAB eds. 1966. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin. 9. p 35.

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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