Find Spot record MDR2521 - Spearhead, Drakelow
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
SK 224196. A middle Bronze Age basal-looped socketed bronze spearhead, with a surviving length of nine inches and the wood of the shaft still in the socket, was found by Mr Peter Springall in gravel near the west bank of the river Trent, at a depth of one foot, where landslip was caused by the floods of Feb/Mar 1977. (1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDR5803 Article in serial: East Midlands Committee of Field Archaeologists. 1978. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, 1978. No. 12.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 224 196 (point) (Centre) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DRAKELOW, SOUTH DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jun 24 2015 12:21PM