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Monument Number 309489
Hob Uid: 309489
Location : Derbyshire High Peak Hope
Grid Ref : SK1700083000
Summary : A Neolithic axe, described as sandstone or ironstone, was found near Hope before 1877 and is now in Bolton Museum.
More information : A sandstone axe was found near Hope before 1877, and is now in Bolton Museum. Its length is 3 1/2 ins., its width across the cutting edge is 2 ins. and across the butt 1/2 in. (Hope: SK 1783). (1) The museum record no exact provenance of this axe, which is of ironstone. (2)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Hunter Index (F.L. Preston July 1956)
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Source Number : 1a
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Source details : Pennington, R. Barrows of Derbyshire, p62
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : F1 BHS 22-SEP-65
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Neolithic
Display Date : Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Neolithic
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : AXEHEAD
Object Material : Sandstone

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 18 SE 13
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-09-22
End Date : 1965-09-22

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 309489