Ryton, bronze socketed axe

HER Number:
4607

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Ryton, bronze socketed axe

Place:
Ryton

Map Sheet:
NZ16SW

Class:
Armour and Weapons

Site Type: Broad:
Weapon

Site Type: Specific:
Axehead

General Period:
Prehistoric

Specific Period:
Bronze Age

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
A bronze socketed axe, 78 metres long, of middle or late Bronze Age date was found by a resident of Crawcrook in Ryton. It was inspected at the Museum of Antiquities in Newcastle.

Easting:
141

Northing:
634

Grid Reference:
NZ141634

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4607 >> Pers. Comm. L. Allason-Jones, 1996, Museum of Antiquities