Throckley Fell, polished axe
Throckley Fell, polished axe
HER Number
503
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Throckley Fell, polished axe
Place
Throckley
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Polished Axehead
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Neolithic -4,000 to -2,200
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
A polished stone axe was found on Throckley Fell, and donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle in 1814. There is no recorded findspot, however, and it could have been found in Northumberland. The axe has been described as 8.5 in (21.4 cm) long, 3 1/8 in (8 cm) broad at the cutting edge, 1.25 in wide at the butt, 1 3/8 in (36 mm) thick, and 1 lb 14 oz in weight.
Easting
415725
Northing
568227
Grid Reference
NZ415725568227
Sources
<< HER 503 >> Archaeologia Aeliana, 1822, Donations, 1, I, p. 4
J. Evans, 1897, Stone Implements, 2nd ed., p. 128
M.H. Dodds, ed. 1930, Northumberland County History, XIII, p. 14
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, pp. 13, 14, no. 1
J. Evans, 1897, Stone Implements, 2nd ed., p. 128
M.H. Dodds, ed. 1930, Northumberland County History, XIII, p. 14
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, pp. 13, 14, no. 1