Farringdon, polished axe
Farringdon, polished axe
HER Number
236
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Farringdon, polished axe
Place
Farringdon
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 Langdale stone axe, 4.5 inches long, was found in 1955 during the building of a council house at Farringdon, although the precise grid reference given is disputed. The find appears to have been reported to Sunderland Museum, but is now lost.
Easting
436920
Northing
553590
Grid Reference
NZ436920553590
Sources
<< HER 236 >> Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, RPM, 1977, Neolithic axe
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 73, no. 16
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 73, no. 16