Farringdon, polished axe

HER Number:
236

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Farringdon, polished axe

Place:
Farringdon

Map Sheet:
NZ35SE

Class:
Tools and Equipment

Site Type: Broad:
Cutting Equipment

Site Type: Specific:
Axe

General Period:
Prehistoric

Specific Period:
Neolithic

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
A Langdale stone axe, 4.5 inches long, was found in 1955 during the building of a council house at Farringdon, although the precise grid reference given is disputed. The find appears to have been reported to Sunderland Museum, but is now lost.

Easting:
3692

Northing:
5359

Grid Reference:
NZ36925359

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 236 >> Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, RPM, 1977, Neolithic axe R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 73, no. 16