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Find Spot record MDR4172 - Flat axe, near the Wheel Stones, Derwent Edge, Derwent

Type and Period (1)

  • (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

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  • None recorded

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Early Bronze Age flat axe found about 1880 near the 'Wheel Stones' on Derwent Edge. Present whereabouts unknown. (1)

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  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Trans. Hunter A.S., Vol. 8 pt.3 1961, p.162 (F.L. Preston).
  • <2> Index: OS. SK 28 NW 1. SK 28 NW 1.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Addy, S. 1893. The Hall of Waltheof. p. 26.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Armitage, H. 1939. Early Man in Hallamshire. p. 205.

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Grid reference SK 201 886 (point)
Civil Parish DERWENT, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

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Apr 16 2015 3:11PM

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