Find spot Stone Axe near Fell End, Ennerdale

Record ID:  20357 / MNA116689
Record type:  Find Spot
Protected Status: World Heritage Site
NT Property:  Ennerdale; North
Civil Parish:  Ennerdale and Kinniside; Copeland; Cumbria
Grid Reference:  NY 059 139
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Summary

A stone axe was found at Fell End near the site of a re-erected stone circle.

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Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

A stone axe found at Fell End, Ennerdale (near site of re-erected stone circle) is in Gosforth School Museum (Fair, M.C. 1935). The cutting edge had been sharpened while the rest of the implement was left in its natural state (Crawford, G. and George, C. 1983).LDHER 1206: A stone axe found at Fell End near the site of a re-erected stone circle (HER 1200). The stone axe had been sharpened while the rest of the implement was left in its natural state. In Gosforth School Museum (S1361).Also see 'Stone Axes A note on some West Cumberland' in the 1935 volume of C&WAAS (S1908 p. 260).

References

  • SNA64287 - Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology North. 2010. Historic Landscape Survey for Nether Wasdale.

  • SZI2486 - Article in serial: J E Spence. 1935. IBID from report of the Prehistroric committee 1933-1935. 35.

  • SZI4312 - Article in serial: T Hay. 1937. Three Interesting Sites: in The Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archa. 37. SECOND.

  • SZI8916 - Unpublished document: G Crawford. 1978-1983. An Archaeological Survey of Copeland.

  • SZI9251 - Unpublished document: E D Hyam. 1958. CW Southwest Regional Group Report.

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Other Statuses and References

  • Common Land
  • Environmentally Sensitive Area
  • National Monuments Record Reference: NY01SE5
  • National Park

Associated Events

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Associated Finds

  • FNA328 - AXEHEAD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Related Records

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