Monument record FKM 017 - West of Thetford Road, Fakenham, (Neolithic)

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Summary

Large hatched area defined on map centreing on TL 9000 7730 with "904 774 mesolithic & neolithic implements, miniature votive greenstone axe, MHM" notated on side (S1).

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 900 773 (557m by 436m) Centred on
Map sheet TL97NW
Civil Parish FAKENHAM MAGNA, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Large hatched area defined on map centreing on TL 9000 7730 with "904 774 mesolithic & neolithic implements, miniature votive greenstone axe, MHM" notated on side (S1).
Second record map also records "900 773... pur(chased), (19)55, including greenstone votive celt No E27"(S1). E27 identified as Jadeite axe, type IIIa. NGR cited as TM 904 774 (S2).
Also Mes.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> (No record type): BSEMH, 6 inch record maps (2), XXIII NW, A R Edwardson entries, undated.
  • <M1> (No record type): BSEMH map archive: notes & microfilm.
  • <S2> (No record type): Clough T H McK & Cummins W A (eds), Stone Axe Studies, 2, CBA RR, 67, 1988, 180 no 31.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Feb 3 2020 2:09PM

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