Find Spot record MDO47581 - Bronze Age sword, Abbotsbury

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Summary

A Late Bronze Age leaf-shaped sword found at Abbotsbury and loaned to Dorset Museum.

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Full Description

Fragment of Late Bronze Age leaf shaped sword from Abbotsbury (SY 5785) on loan to Dorset County Museum (Accession Number 1945.3.1) by Master A Worster c/o Dorchester Grammar School. <1>

A. Worster left the Abbotsbury area about eight years ago. "I do not know of his present whereabouts or that of his parents"
<2.1>. No further information concerning this find was obtained during field investigation. <2>


<1> Dorset County Museum, Dorset County Museum Accessions Book (Unpublished document). SWX1315.

<2> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 30-MAR-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<2.1> Toms, T, Oral: Mr T Toms, 36 West Street, Abbotsbury (Verbal communication). SDO20382.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 450374 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Dorset County Museum. Dorset County Museum Accessions Book.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 30-MAR-55.
  • <2.1> Verbal communication: Toms, T. Oral: Mr T Toms, 36 West Street, Abbotsbury.
  • <3>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 450374. [Mapped feature: #637380 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 576 853 (point)
Map sheet SY58NE
Civil Parish Abbotsbury; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 58 NE 46
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 450374

Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 2:42PM

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