Record Details

NHER Number:15324
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Neolithic flint find

Summary

A Neolithic polished flint axehead was found in about 1979.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 9587 4220
Map Sheet:TF94SE
Parish:STIFFKEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1979 or before. Stray Find.
Field south of Swan's Nest Plantation, against wood:
1 Neolithic flint axe, polished; grey flint, iron stains; large occlusions. 15.5cm long, 5.5cm maximum width. See drawing (S1).
Shown to E. Rose by S. Rickett (NAU), 1 October 1979.
E. Rose (NAU), 1 October 1979.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Associated Finds

  • POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1>Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1979. Drawing of a Neolithic polished flint axehead.. Paper. 1:1.

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