Find Spot record COR 083 - Bronze Age palstave, Corton Beach
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Summary
Palstave 14. Formerly recorded as COR MISC
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 54 97 (1000m by 1000m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM59NW |
| Civil Parish | CORTON, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
| County | NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Palstave 14.6cm long, 4.5cm wide, found on Corton beach.
Looped palstave with trident decoration (S1)(R1). Found at Corton (press cutting incorrectly cites Hopton) on sea shore, July 1952, after cliff collapse. Found by Hubert West, when 14 years old, 55 Northampton Road, Harborough (Market Harborough ?). Photograph & press cutting (S2). In Norwich Castle Museum, recorded as from `Hopton-on-Sea (formerly Corton Beach, Suffolk)', and described as `broken' (S3).
Formerly recorded as COR MISC
Sources/Archives (4)
- <R1> SSF17816 Bibliographic reference: Rowlands M J. 1976. The Organisation of Middle Bronze Age Metalworking. (2), 335.
- <S1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM59NW17.
- <S2> SSF12291 (No record type): NWHCM, Suffolk parish records, Corton.
- <S3> SSF12219 (No record type): NWHCM, BA metalwork in NWHCM, 1977, 21.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 28 2022 3:27PM