Element record L968 - Neolithic Axehead, Holme Pierrepont (now Colwick)

Summary

FINDSPOT (Neolithic)

Location

Grid reference SK 60920 39210 (point)
Map sheet SK63NW
District Nottingham
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Holme Pierrepont, Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Colwick (N), Nottingham

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Polished Neo flint/chert axe found at Colwick at SK 609392 during gravel digging - unstratified - found on conveyor belt with gravel, 24/02/1976. Sent to Dr W Cummins, Dept of Geology, Nottm Univ. (1)
All finds were unstratified and came from reworked flood plain gravel. They have been collected between 1975 and 1977 and kept by CR Salisbury pending their display at the Colwick Country Park Interpretation Centre. Polished flint Neo axehead. (2) (3)
See L961 for cross refs to structures, L967 for tree trunk finds, L969 - L979 for other finds from the gravel.


Data Held (Document). SNT2647.

Sketch, Parish File

<1> Salisbury C, 1976, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1223.

<2> EMAB eds, 1978, East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, pp 41-42 (Published document). SNT163.

<3> Salisbury C, 1980, Current Archaeology, p 89 (Published document). SNT1226.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Document: Data Held.
  • <1> Personal comment: Salisbury C. 1976. Pers Comm.
  • <2> Published document: EMAB eds. 1978. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin. 12. pp 41-42.
  • <3> Published document: Salisbury C. 1980. Current Archaeology. 74. p 89.

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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