Washington, polished axe
Washington, polished axe
HER Number
342
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
A polished stone axe in Whin Sill material was found at Washington in 1963 and donated to Sunderland Museum. The dimensions are recorded as as 170 mm long, 80 mm wide, 46 mm thick.
Easting
430400
Northing
558300
Grid Reference
NZ430400558300
Sources
<< HER 342 >> Ordnance Survey archaeological record card, RPM, 1976, Neolithic axe
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 56, no. 2, and fig. 8.2
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 56, no. 2, and fig. 8.2