Bronze Age axe hoard, North West of the Rectory, Gleblands, Little Oakley (EHER 13391)

Hoard of socketed axes was found in or before 1850 in a bank between two fields just NW of the Rectory. This find appears to be the same as that recorded in EHER 3271.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. A hoard was found in or before 1850 in a bank between two fields just NW of the Rectory. The hoard was found on the Glebelands at Little Oakley. A study of the 1838 tithe map shows where the Glebelands were situated although it is possible that not all the banks on the Glebelands survived. However the lands N of the Rectory still contain a conspicuous bank over 100m long. Only a fragment of a socketed axe survived from the hoard <1> Illustration of the object included in source <1> Information from NRHE Several bronze axes and the cutting edge of a socketed axe were found in a bank between two fields at the Glebe Lands. Finds given to Colchester Museum in 1889 by the Rev. Barmaster. <2> Enquiries revealed no knowledge of the finds in Glebe Lands. Tithe maps not available, Glebe Lands sited at TM 2129 and TM 2128. <3> <4> <5> This find appears to be the same as that recorded in EHER 3271.