Monument record MDR1580 - Stone axes and flint implements, Smerrill Moor, Middleton and Smerrill
Type and Period (1)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 185 605. Sandstone axe found on Smerrill Moor in July 1853 {Acc. No. J93.30}. A second ?axe was found on Smerrill Moor in 1860 [Acc. No. J93.62], with various flint implements including barbed and tanged arrowheads, flint arrow or spear head and a flint knife. The axes and flints are Neolithic/Bronze Age in date. (1,2).
Note: the SMR (no.10146) [NDAT card] refers to a stone axe in andesite, found on Smerrill Moor citing the NAR (OS) record SK 16 SE 54, as the source. The date given for this discovery, March 1847, conflicts with the NAR record (see above) and may suggest a confusion of two distinct finds. Reference to the 2 catalogues of the Bateman Collection (1899/1855) might resolve this problem. (4).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDR7282 Bibliographic reference: Howarth, E. 1899. Catalogue of the Bateman Collection of Antiquities in the Sheffield Public Museum. p13,22,45,46,49.
- <2> SDR10553 Index: NDAT. 1520. 1520.
- <3> SDR13190 Article in serial: Moore, C N and Cummins, W A. 1974. 'Petrological Identification of Stone Implements from Derbyshire and Leicestershire', Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Volume 40, pp 59-78.
- <4> SDR13310 Personal Observation: R2 3-NOV-62 HEJ.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 184 604 (450m by 437m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MIDDLETON AND SMERRILL, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Oct 3 2007 11:22AM