Sunderland, Pallion, Doxford's Shipyard, flint axe

HER Number:
391

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Pallion, Doxford's Shipyard, flint axe

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Tools and Equipment

Site Type: Broad:
Cutting Equipment

Site Type: Specific:
Roughout axe

General Period:
Prehistoric

Specific Period:
Neolithic

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
A rough flint axe was found at Pallion, in c. 1884, when Doxford's Shipyard was enlarged. It was given to Sunderland Museum in 1944 but is now missing.

Easting:
37365

Northing:
58076

Grid Reference:
NZ3736558076

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 391 >> R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 62, no. 9, and plate 6.2