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Find Spot record MDR1329 - Macehead, True Blue Mine, Ashford-in-the-Water

Type and Period (1)

  • (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

An hourglass perforated stone adze or macehead, in a fine grained sandstone and of possible Bronze Age date, was found in or before 1978 at this approximate location. A similar example was recovered from the site at Jarlshof. (1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Index: NDAT. 3425. 3425. sketch.

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Location

Grid reference SK 179 681 (point) (Approximate)
Civil Parish ASHFORD IN THE WATER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Feb 20 2015 10:49AM

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