EDO5034 - South Avenue, Sherborne; discovery of neolithic axe during house construction

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Location

Grid reference ST 62821 15880 (point)
Map sheet ST61NW
Civil Parish Sherborne; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Not recorded.

Date

before 1941

Description

During the erection of houses at South Avenue (ST 62821588), half an axe of group I material was found in clay over rock (1). Part of a Neolithic stone axe was found 2 feet below the surface during the erection of houses in South Avenue, Sherborne in or before 1941. In 1955 the axe was in the possession of Mr CE Bean of Sherborne (2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Article in serial: Bean, C E. 1950. Archaeological discoveries in Sherborne and District. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 72. p.79.
  • <2> Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. NMR UID: 199410.

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2007 10:43AM

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