Find Spot record MDO47822 - Hoard of Bronze Age axes, Turnpike Road, Dewlish

Six bronze palstave owned by Charles Hall in 1845 were described as having been found by a boy in a field near Turnpike Road. Five of the axes were bought by the Dorset County Museum in 1912. Age hoard comprising axes found near Turnpike Road, Dewlish.

Six bronze celts found by a boy in a field near Turnpike Road, Dewlish. In the possession of Charles Hall, 1845. The Hall collection was purchased by the Dorset County Museum in 1912 amongst which were five palstaves referred to in <1.1>. It is reasonable to conclude that the palstaves were found together and comprise a hoard. <1-2>

Five MBA palstaves are on show in the Dorset Co. Museum and, according to the display card, the sixth one of this find has been lost. No two of the palstaves are identical and each one is unbroken. <3>

The old Turnpike Road ran from the Turnpike House (SY 7809 9642) past Crawthorne Farm (SY 7758 9679) and through part of Dewlish House Park. (SY 765 970) to the present Dewlish road. <4>

No identification of the find-spot of this MBA hoard was possible during investigation in the area. <5>

Information as above. <6>

<1> 1933, Antiquity 7, 221 (Serial). SDO20536.

<1.1> Shipp, W, Scrap book 3, c.1850 37 Sepia Drawing & Note (W Shipp) (Unpublished document). SDO20537.

<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1934, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1933, xxxix (Serial). SDO20407.

<3> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 13-NOV-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<4> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F2 GCS 13-NOV-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<4.1> Cross, J, Oral: J Cross, Dewlish Post Office (Verbal communication). SDO20154.

<5> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F3 NVQ 13-NOV-54 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<6> Rowlands, M J, 1976, The production and distribution of metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age in Southern Britain, 231 (Monograph). SDO17406.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454560 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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