South Shields, wing-flanged axe
South Shields, wing-flanged axe
HER Number
840
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
South Shields, wing-flanged axe
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Wing Flanged Axehead
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Bronze Age -2,600 to -700
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
According to Miket, a bronze wing-flanged axe apparently exists in South Shields Central Museum. There is no further information.
Easting
436000
Northing
567000
Grid Reference
NZ436000567000
Sources
<< HER 840 >> Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, RPM, 1977, Bronze Age axe
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 98 no. 3 and p. 99 no. 4
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 98 no. 3 and p. 99 no. 4