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Monument Number 219385
Hob Uid: 219385
Location : Wiltshire Durrington
Grid Ref : SU1270045400
Summary : A fragment of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe was found in 1918 in the ruins of a cottage in Durrington. It had reportedly been found originally in the vicinity of the Knighton Long Barrow (SU 14 NW 14), probably before 1900. The axe is in Devizes Museum. Note that according to Goddard, William Stukeley found a bronze axe in the Knighton Long Barrow.
More information : The lower part of a bronze socketed axe, found in the ruins of a cottge at Durrington, (SU 1544), is in Devizes Museum (DM 1145). It was found in 1918 and purchased by Devizes Museum in 1923. No other details are known. (1) Although "found" in the ruins of a cottage, Moore & Rowlands state that according to John Soul of Amesbury, the axe had originally been found near the Knighton Long Barrow, probably before 1900. (2)

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Vol(s) : 40, 1919

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Source details : Moore, C and M Rowlands. 1972. Bronze Age Metalwork in Salisbury Museum, p57.
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Source details : Annable, FK and DDA Simpson. 1964. Guide Catalogue to the Neolithic and Bronze Age Collections in Devizes Museum, p70 no. 615
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : Goddard, EH.
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Vol(s) : 38, 1913-14

Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Late Bronze Age
Display Date : Late Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -1200
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Late Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Object Material : Bronze

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 14 SE 125
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Relationship type : General association

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