Skip to main content

Find Spot record MDR4564 - Neolithic Stone Axe, Derby Racecourse, Derby

Type and Period (1)

  • (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

SK 361376. A fragment of polished stone axe, much battered at one end, of Langdale (Group VI) type, was found during the Derby Museum excavations by Miss J Dool, on the Racecourse Playing fields, in a Roman ditch, to the north of the Roman road.. (1) Found in a Roman ditch during excavation by Derby Museum. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Article in serial: East Midlands Committee of Field Archaeologists. 1978. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, 1978. No. 12.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: TPAT2595.

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Location

Grid reference SK 361 376 (point) Approximate
Civil Parish DERBY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • EDR2157

Please contact the HER for details.

External Links (0)

Record last edited

Aug 23 2022 6:02PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any more information about this record? Please feel free to comment with information and photographs, or ask any questions, using the "Disqus" tool below. Comments are moderated, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible.