Find Spot record MWX476 - Bronze Age axe from Jordan Hill, Weymouth

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Summary

Early Bronze Age undecorated axe said to have been found on Jordan Hill, probably in the late nineteenth century. Now in the Dorset County Museum.

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Full Description

Early Bronze Age undecorated axe approx. 2 1/2 long with slightly expanded cutting edge from Jordan Hill, seen in the Warne Collection, Dorset County Museum. <1-2>

No further information regarding this find was obtained during field investigation. <3>


<1> Moule H J, 1900, Dorset-found Celtic and Roman Bronze Objects in the Dorset County Museum, 49 (Article in serial). SWX2269.

<2> Externally held archive reference Display Card Dorset County Museum (Index). SWX2275.

<3> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F1 GCS 05-AUG-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 452650 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Article in serial: Moule H J. 1900. Dorset-found Celtic and Roman Bronze Objects in the Dorset County Museum. Vol 21. 49.
  • <2> Index: Externally held archive reference Display Card Dorset County Museum.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Swatridge, G C. Various. Field Investigators Comments GCS. F1 GCS 05-AUG-54.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 452650.

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Location

Grid reference SY 69000 82000 (point)
Map sheet SY68SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 4 002 617
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 68 SE 19
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 452650

Record last edited

Aug 8 2023 4:16PM

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