Beech Grove, polished axe
Beech Grove, polished axe
HER Number
675
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Beech Grove, polished axe
Place
Whickham
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
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
In 1917 a polished axe with both faces badly chipped was donated to the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle by Mr. G. Forster. He had found it in his garden in Beech Grove, Whickham. Its measurements are as follows: "Length 107 mm, width 51 mm, thickness 25 mm.
Easting
421100
Northing
561700
Grid Reference
NZ421100561700
Sources
<< HER 675 >> Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1918 Donation to the Museum, 3, VIII (for 1917-18), 16
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, pp. 38-9, fig. 11 p. 41, no. 7
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, pp. 38-9, fig. 11 p. 41, no. 7