Difference between revisions of "Axes found in Britain"
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|- valign="top" id="Kiloran Bay" | |- valign="top" id="Kiloran Bay" | ||
− | |width="100pt"| [[File: | + | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Kiloran_Bay_V.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Kiloran Bay]] |
|width="600pt"| '''Colonsay, Kiloran Bay''' | |width="600pt"| '''Colonsay, Kiloran Bay''' | ||
:Current Location- | :Current Location- | ||
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|- valign="top" id="Repton" | |- valign="top" id="Repton" | ||
− | |width="100pt"| [[File: | + | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Repton_V.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Repton]] |
|width="600pt"| '''Repton''' | |width="600pt"| '''Repton''' | ||
:Current Location- | :Current Location- | ||
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|- valign="top" id="Kew Bridge" | |- valign="top" id="Kew Bridge" | ||
− | |width="100pt"| [[File: | + | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Kew_V.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Kew Bridge]] |
|width="600pt"| '''Kew Bridge''' | |width="600pt"| '''Kew Bridge''' | ||
:Current Location- | :Current Location- | ||
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+ | |- valign="top" id="Loch of Doon" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Loch_of_Doon_VI.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Loch of Doon]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''Scotland, Loch of Doon''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- | ||
+ | :Type- ? | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [GRIEG 1940:Fig 69] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" id="Dumfriesshire" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Dumfriesshire_VI.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Dumfriesshire]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''Scotland, Dumfriesshire''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- | ||
+ | :Type- ? | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [GRIEG 1940:Fig 70] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" id="Dunrobin Castle" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Dunrobin Castle_VI.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Dunrobin Castle]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''Scotland, Sutherland, Dunrobin Castle''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- | ||
+ | :Type- ? | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [GRIEG 1940:p.17] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" id="River Witham" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Tower of London_VI.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=River Witham]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''England, Lincolnshire, River Witham''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- | ||
+ | :Type- ? | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [PEARSON 1981:cat.I6] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" id="Stanton Harcourt" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Stanton Harcourt_VI.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Stanton Harcourt]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- | ||
+ | :Type- R560 | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [PEARSON 1981:cat.I6] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" id="Surlingham Ferry" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Surlingham Ferry_VI.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Surlingham Ferry]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''England, Norfolk, Surlingham Ferry''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- | ||
+ | :Type- ? | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.59] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" id="Ely" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Ely1_VI.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Ely]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''England, Cambridgeshire, Ely''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- | ||
+ | :Type- R560 | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.64] [WOV 2003:cat.1244] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" id="Ely2" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Ely2_VI.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Ely2]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''England, Cambridgeshire, Ely''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- | ||
+ | :Type- R523 | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.64] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |- valign="top" id="Hammersmith" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Hammersmith_VI.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Hammersmith]] | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''England, London, River Thames at Hamersmith''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- | ||
+ | :Type- M | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [BJORN and SHETELIG 1940:p.87] | ||
+ | |||
|- valign="top" id="Tower of London" | |- valign="top" id="Tower of London" | ||
|width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Tower of London_VI.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Tower of London]] | |width="100pt"| [[File:axe_Tower of London_VI.jpg|thumb|130x150px|left|alt=Tower of London]] | ||
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:Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:Fig 11] | :Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:Fig 11] | ||
+ | |- valign="top" id="Old London Bridge" | ||
+ | |width="100pt"| | ||
+ | |width="600pt"| '''England, London, River Thames at Old London Bridge''' | ||
+ | :Current Location- London Museum | ||
+ | :Type- ? | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Bibliography- [WHEELER 1927:Fig 1] | ||
|} | |} | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | axe_Old_London_Bridge1_VI.jpg | ||
+ | axe_Old_London_Bridge2_VI.jpg | ||
+ | axe_Old_London_Bridge3_VI.jpg | ||
+ | axe_Old_London_Bridge4_VI.jpg | ||
+ | axe_Old_London_Bridge5_VI.jpg | ||
+ | axe_Old_London_Bridge6_VI.jpg | ||
+ | axe_Old_London_Bridge7_VI.jpg | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 11:17, 9 June 2013
Axes found in Britain |
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More Found in Britain pages
Introduction
Wheeler Type I
A small woodland axe that altered little from pre Roman times onwards.
England, London, River Thames at Old London Bridge
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England, London, River Thames at Putney
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England, London, River Thames at Walthamstow
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Wheeler Type II
This type was more likely to be a tool than a weapon. Earlier types are not so slender [Wheeler 1927]
England, London, River Thames at Brentwood
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England, London, River Thames
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England, London, River Thames
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England, London, River Thames at Walthamstow
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Wheeler Type III
Bearded axes that derived from fransica’s.
Scotland, Islay, Ballinaby
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Scotland, Islay, Ballinaby
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No Image | Scotland, Eigg, Grave 2
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No Image | Scotland, Westray, Pierowall
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No Image | Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay
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No Image | England, Suffolk, Ipswich
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No Image | England, Suffolk, Ipswich
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England, London, River Thames at Whitehall
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England, London, Strand on the Green
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Thames nr London ?
Reading ?
Hastings Downs ?
Wheeler Type IV
England, York
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No Picture | England, York, Jubbergate
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No Picture | Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee
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No Picture | Oxford
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England, London, Thames Street
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England, London, Aldergate
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England, London, nr tower of London
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Wheeler Type V
Transitional between types III and IV
No Picture | Skye, Sheabost, Tote
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Colonsay, Kiloran Bay
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No Picture | Caithness, Reay
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No Picture | Cumberland, Hesket-in-Forest
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Repton
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Kew Bridge
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Wheeler Type VI
The ‘Dane Axe’ appears in Britain from 1000AD onwards.
Scotland, Loch of Doon
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Scotland, Dumfriesshire
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Scotland, Sutherland, Dunrobin Castle
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England, Lincolnshire, River Witham
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England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt
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England, Norfolk, Surlingham Ferry
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England, Cambridgeshire, Ely
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England, Cambridgeshire, Ely
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England, London, River Thames at Hamersmith
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England, London, River Thames at Tower of London
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England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes
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England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes
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England, London, River Thames at Battersea
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England, London, River Thames at Old London Bridge
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- Axe Old London Bridge1 VI.jpg
- Axe Old London Bridge2 VI.jpg
- Axe Old London Bridge3 VI.jpg
- Axe Old London Bridge4 VI.jpg
- Axe Old London Bridge5 VI.jpg
- Axe Old London Bridge6 VI.jpg
- Axe Old London Bridge7 VI.jpg
References
<nocite> BJORN1940 GRIEG1940 PEARSON1981 WHEELER1927 </nocite> <biblio force=false>#Template:Bib</biblio>