Find Spot record MDR1972 - Flint and Stone Artefacts, Tunstead Quarry, Wormhill
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Neolithic objects from Tunstead Quarry in Buxton Museum: a flint chisel on a blade, flaked with some polishing around the head (3), a polished stone axe found 1942, in TUFF (2,6), small polished stone axe, group VI medium (2,4) fragment of a fine-grained volcanic rock polished axe, reportedly from Great Rocks Dale Quarry - no further information available. (1,4,5).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDR7971 Article in serial: Jackson, J W. 1936. The Naturalist. Vol. 11. p 319.
- <2> 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.
- <3> SDR14179 Index: NDAT. 2531. 2531.
- <4> SDR14176 Index: NDAT. 2529. 2529.
- <5> SDR14177 Index: NDAT. 2530. 2530.
- <6> SDR14175 Index: NDAT. 2528. 2528.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 10 74 (1000m by 1000m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WORMHILL, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Aug 7 2017 3:09PM