Washington, polished axe

HER Number

355

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Washington, polished axe

Place

Washington

Map Sheet

NZ35NW

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

Part of a polished axe (blade end) was found near Washington, and a drawing of it is filed in the Museum of Antiquities. It was then returned to the owner via the Hancock Museum.

Easting

432300

Northing

559000

Grid Reference

NZ432300559000

Sources

<< HER 355 >> M.M. Hurrell -Museum of Antiquities