Find Spot record MDO47152 - Late Bronze Age axe, Tarrant Rushton

A Late Bronze Age socketed axe was found at Tarrant Rushton before World War Two, somewhere in the area subsequently covered by Tarrant Rushton aerodrome. It is now in Salisbury Museum (accession number 95/1969).

(ST 9405) A Late Bronze Age socketed axe, of the plain Irish "bag shaped" type, was found at Tarrant Rushton before World War II. The axe, 6.7cms. Long, was previously in the collection of the late W. E. Wright, but is now in Salisbury Museum (95/1969).

According to Mr. Wright the axe "was found somewhere in the area which is now covered by the areodrome at Tarrant Rushton". <1-4>

<1> Wrathall, Reginald, Field investigator's comments RW, F1 RW 29-MAR-54 (Unpublished document). SDO18449.

<1.1> Wright, W E, Oral: Mr W E Wright (Agricultural Officer, retired), 10 Folkestone Road, Harnham, Salisbury (Verbal communication). SDO20062.

<2> Council for British Archaeology, 1969, Council for British Archaeology Group 12 (Wessex) and Group 13 (South West): Archaeological review (Serial). SDO19448.

<3> 1970, Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum Annual Report 1969-70 (Serial). SDO20147.

<4> Moore, C N and Rowlands, M, 1972, Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, 67 (Monograph). SWX9155.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209394 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Sep 20 2023 2:15PM