Find Spot record 874 - Prehistoric Stone Axe from Tarporley

A stone axe was found in Holland's field Tarporley. Now in Chester Museum (1). Listed as Craig Llwyd type, Group VII (2). Tithe Map shows Long Hollands field at SJ 558627 & Barn Croft field, the only field owned by William Holland at SJ 55376232 (3). Polished axe, facetted sides, brown-grey fine grained rock: Group VII, illustrated (4).

<1> Shone W, 1911, Prehistoric Man in Cheshire, /36+fig 8 no.2 (Book). SCH2710.

<2> Grosvenor Museum, Grosvenor Museum Accessions, 92.p.52 (Index). SCH407.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ56SE1/1961 (Index). SCH2487.

<4> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, 1/55 Longley D 1987 (Book). SCH3556.

<5> Cambrian Archaeological Association, 1846–present, Archaeologia Cambrensis, 1975 p.215 (Journal/Periodical). SCH305.

<6> Varley W J, 1964, Cheshire Before the Romans, fig 2, no.3 (Book). SCH784.

<7> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, /no.469 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.