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Find Spot record MDR975 - Polished axe, Mouldridge Lane, Ballidon

Type and Period (1)

  • (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Stone axe found. (1) A polished stone axe fragment from the field adjacent to Mouldridge Lane. The axe belongs petrologically to Group XX Charnwood Forest. (2) As the precise location of this findspot is unknown, the approximate field location has been plotted. (3)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Article in serial: Moore, C & Cummins, W. 1974. 'Petrological Identification of Stone Implements from Leicestershire and Derbyshire', Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Volume 40, pp 59-78. p69.
  • <2> Index: North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust (NDAT). North Derbyshire Archaeological Trust Index: 1114. 1114.
  • <3> Personal Observation: Thornton, A. Personal observation, map evidence, field visit etc..

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 195 585 (point) (Centre)
Civil Parish BALLIDON, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Sep 26 2017 4:59PM

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