Find Spot record MDR1309 - Macehead, Lathkill Dale, Youlgreave
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 181657. A fragment of a roughly circular macehead of quartzitic sandstone, roughly circular with an hourglass perforation, was found by H Frost below a waterfall in Lathkill Dale. It is now in Sheffield City Museum. (1,2)
Dated as Mesolithic. (2)
It was found in or before 1967. Also dated as Bronze Age. (3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR5621 Article in serial: Butterworth, A. 1974. *East Midland Archaeology Bulletin. Volume 10.
- <2> SDR16368 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J J (ed). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales: Council for British Archaeology (CBA) Research Report 20.
- <3> SDR9955 Index: NDAT. 2102. 2102.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 181 657 (point) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | YOULGREAVE, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Apr 30 2015 9:00AM