Poorly Located Find Spot record SDL 012 - Bronze Age flanged axe, Stradishall Aerodrome
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Summary
Reworked flanged axe, probably Needhams Class 5 (S1). Formerly recorded as SDL MISC
Location
| Grid reference | TL 74 52 (point) Poorly located |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL75SW |
| Civil Parish | HUNDON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | STRADISHALL, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Reworked flanged axe, probably Needhams Class 5 (S1). `Found in the Summer of 1961 by Martin Cooke, Esq, on the boundary of Stradishall Aerodrome'. Described as having dark brown patina and having chalky deposits lodged in flange angles. Edge irregular & blunt & haft re-worked (anciently). Length 8.4cm (S1)(R1).
Stradishall airfield formerly extended from Stradishall parish across Hundon into Great Thurlow and Monks Risbridge parishes. Now mainly farmland.
Formerly recorded as SDL MISC
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:36AM