Find Spot record MDO24646 - Bronze-age rapier found in a quarry near Clifton Maybank
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Summary
A Bronze-age rapier found in a fissure of a quarry. The exact find spot is not known, but it was described as being near Clifton Maybank.
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Full Description
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1922, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1921, iv (Serial). SDO20486.
'At the same meeting we acquired (also as a loan) from Mr. Edwin Seward, F.R.I.B.A., of Weymouth, a remarkably pretty Bronze-age rapier. It was found in a fissure of a quarry, which appears to have expanded into a small cavern formed in the Inferior Oolite stratum near Clifton Maybank, Bradford Abbas. The fissure was filled with the yellow sand of the locality, the rapier being 12 feet from the upper surface.'
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SDO20486 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1922. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1921. 42. iv.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 58 13 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST51SE |
| Civil Parish | Clifton Maybank; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Jan 15 2025 4:45PM
