Jarrow, flint axe
Jarrow, flint axe
HER Number
831
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Jarrow, flint axe
Place
Jarrow
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Axe
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Later Prehistoric -4,000 to 43
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
A fine flint axe, 155 mm long, 50 mm broad, was found in the town of Jarrow about the end of 1886. There are no further details. It is not clear from this minimal description as to whether the axe was polished, partly polished or a roughout.
Easting
433000
Northing
565000
Grid Reference
NZ433000565000
Sources
<< HER 831 >> G.B. Hodgson,1903, The Borough of South Shields
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 78 no. 5
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 78 no. 5