Neolithic chisel at Bridges Farm, Common Hill Lane (EHER 9611)

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Summary

Neolithic polished flint chisel or plane with broad bevelled edge found on Bridge's Farm, Common Hill Lane, in 1942.

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Grid reference	TQ 807 875 (point)

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Description

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Neolithic polished flint chisel or plane with broad bevelled edge found on Bridge's Farm, Common Hill Lane, in 1942. Now in Southend Museum. <1> - <4> 2025 note: Bridge's Farm could not be identified on OS historic maps.

Finds

CHISEL (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)

Sources

<1> SEX74 MENTION: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ88NW04, 1976.
<3> SEX5943 Artifact: Southend Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Southend Museum.
<4> SEX76543 Map: Historic England. Annotated Record Map.

Related Events (1)

Non-Archaeological Intervention: Chance find by unknown at Bridges Farm, Common Hill Lane, Hadleigh, 1942 (EEX62742)

Other References

Old SMR Number: TQ88-035
NRHE identifier: 418978
National Monuments Record: TQ 88 NW 4

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