Find Spot record 2852/0/1 - Unstratified Neolithic find, King's Cliffe

A large polished stone axe of Group VI, Great Langdale type, was found in the parish before 1952. It is now in Northampton Museum.

{1} Find; pre 1952; Green-grey in colour; 9ins long, 3ins wide & 1.5ins thick; approx weight 1.5lbs; finds drawing;

{2} A large polished stone axe of Group VI, Great Langdale type, was found in the parish before 1952;

{4} P.Childs (Keeper Northampton museum) confirmed that the above axe is in the musuem but stated that they had no record regarding the circumstances of find or precise siting.

{5} A large polished stone axe, see illustration, greeny-grey in colour, about 9ins long by 3ins wide, and 1 1/2ins thick, approximate weight 1 1/2 lbs. This axe originated from the Great Langdale (Group 6) stone axe factory(a).

{6} Large Ne. celt from King's Cliffe. Now in Northampton Museum.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1950s/1960s, Ordnance Survey Record Cards, TL09NW9 (checked) (Index). SNN443.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.189 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<3> Northampton Museum Records, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN126.

<4> Colquhoun, FD, 1970, Field Investigator's Comments, F1 FDC 17-MAR-70 (Notes). SNN111540.

<5> Tittensor, A J, 1976, Field Investigator's Comments, F2 AJT 21-JUN-76 (Notes). SNN113157.

<5a> Undated, Externally held archive reference, Note with exhibit Northampton Mus (Archive). SNN113573.

<6> Annotated Record Map, Corr. 6" (R.W. Brown 6.5.52) (Map). SNN112961.

Record last edited

Dec 6 2022 1:27PM