Denton Hall, perforated axe-hammer
Denton Hall, perforated axe-hammer
HER Number
1249
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Denton Hall, perforated axe-hammer
Place
Denton
Map Sheet
NZ16NE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Axe Hammer
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Neolithic -4,000 to -2,200
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
A perforated stone axe-hammer was found near Denton Hall, probably in 1822, but was subsequently lost.
Easting
419860
Northing
565660
Grid Reference
NZ419860565660
Sources
<< HER 1249 >> M.A. Richardson, 1843, Local Historian's Table Book, Historical Division, III, 260 fig. 2
M.H. Dodds, 1930, Prehistoric Period, Northumberland County History, XIII, 16
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 15 and fig. 3 on p. 18, no. 4
M.H. Dodds, 1930, Prehistoric Period, Northumberland County History, XIII, 16
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 15 and fig. 3 on p. 18, no. 4