Doxford Park, polished axe
Doxford Park, polished axe
HER Number
235
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Doxford Park, polished axe
Place
Silksworth
Map Sheet
NZ35SE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Axehead
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Neolithic -4,000 to -2,200
Form of Evidence
FInd
Description
A large, coarse sandstone axe was found at Doxford Park in a 'load of earth' during road making 1972 and retained by the finder. The object is described as follows: length 134 mm, max width 46 mm, max thickness 34 mm. Broad blade, slightly chipped. The axe does not appear to fall into any known group of sandstone axes in north England and south Scotland.
Easting
437300
Northing
552200
Grid Reference
NZ437300552200
Sources
<< HER 235 >> Ordnance Survey archaeological record card, RPM, 1977, Neolithic axe
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, pp. 71-2 and fig. 24, no. 8
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, pp. 71-2 and fig. 24, no. 8