Fulwell Quarries, polished axe
Fulwell Quarries, polished axe
HER Number
4
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Fulwell Quarries, polished axe
Place
Fulwell
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Axehead
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Neolithic -4,000 to -2,200
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Small Neolithic axe, in Langdale volcanic tuff; length 82 mm, width 57 mm, thickness 24 mm. Found in 1972 "near the path that runs from Mill Garages to Fulwell Quarries". Donated to Sunderland Museum.
Easting
439100
Northing
559700
Grid Reference
NZ439100559700
Sources
<< HER 4 >> Ordnance Survey archaeological record cards, 1976, Neolithic axe
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 64, and p. 66 fig. 20, no. 29
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 64, and p. 66 fig. 20, no. 29