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Axes found in Britain

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Axes found in Britain

Found in Britain

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Introduction

Wheeler Type I

Petersen Type A
A small woodland axe that altered little from pre-Roman times on-wards.

  • Type I

  • ====England, York: Coppergate A====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Waterman-Axe 5
  • ====England, York: Coppergate B====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Waterman-Axe 6
  • ====England, London: River Thames, Old London Bridge====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Old London Bridge.jpg
  • ====England, London: River Thames, Putney====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Putney.jpg
  • ====England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (I)====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe WalthamstowI.jpg
  • == Wheeler Type II ==
  • ====England, York: Parliament Street ====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Waterman-Axe 7
  • ====England, London: River Thames, Brentwood====
  • Type- ? C9th
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Brentwood.jpg
  • ====England, London: River Thames (II-1)====
  • Type- ? C9th
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Thames1.jpg
  • ====England, London: River Thames (II-2)====
  • Type- ? C9th
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Thames2.jpg
  • ====England, London: River Thames, Walthamstow (II)====
  • Type- ? C9th
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe WalthamstowII.jpg
  • ====England, London: Milk Street====
  • Type-
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • London-Axe Milk Street 1.JPG
  • == Wheeler Type III ==
  • Bearded axes that derived from fransica’s.

  • Type III

  • ====Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-1)====
  • Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)
  • Find Date- 1877
  • L- 14.5cm x W- 5cm
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Ballinaby1.jpg
  • ====Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (III-2)====
  • Type- Grave find. Grave 2(i)
  • Find Date- 1877
  • L- 14cm x W- 9cm
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Ballinaby2.jpg
  • ====Scotland, Eigg: Grave 2====
  • Type- ? Type B
  • Find Date- ?
  • L-10.5cm x W- 10cm
  • Bibliography-
  • ====Scotland, Westray: Pierowall====
  • Type- ? Type B
  • Find Date- ?
  • L-14cm x W-10cm
  • Bibliography-
  • ====Scotland, Orkney, Isle of Islay:====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • ====England, Suffolk: Ipswich====
  • Type- ? C9th
  • Find Date- ?
  • Ornamented with cross-lines between blade and socket
  • Bibliography-
  • ====England, Suffolk: Ipswich====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Vertical grooves on socket
  • Bibliography-
  • ====England, London: River Thames at Whitehall====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Axe Whitehall.jpg
  • ====England, London: Strand on the Green====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Strand.jpg
  • London-Axe Strand on the Green.JPG
  • == Wheeler Type IV ==

  • Type IV

  • ====England, York====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • YM Axe.JPG
  • ====England, York: Jubbergate====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • ====Isle of Man, Knoc-y-doonee====
  • Type- Grave find
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Manx-Axe Knock Y Doonee.JPG
  • ====Isle of Man, Ballaterson====
  • Type- Boat Burial
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Manx-Axe Ballaterson.JPG
  • ====Oxford====
  • Type- Petersen G
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • ====England, London: Thames Street====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Thames Street.jpg
  • London-Axe Thames Street.JPG
  • ====England, London: Aldergate====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Aldergate.jpg
  • ====England, London: nr Tower of London====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe tower of London.jpg
  • == Wheeler Type V ==
  • Transitional between types III and IV

  • Type V

  • ====Scotland, Skye, Sheabost, Tote====
  • Type- F
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • ====Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • 20.5cm x W: 13.5cm
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Kiloran Bay V.jpg
  • ====Scotland, Caithness: Reay====
  • Type- E
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • ====England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton====
  • Type- Grave Find
  • Find Date- ?
  • Style - Petersen Type E
  • Dimensions-
  • Bibliography-
  • Paterson-Axe Grave 4
  • ====England, Cumberland: Hesket-in-Forest====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe hesket.jpg
  • ====England, Derbyshire: Repton====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Repton V.jpg
  • ====England, London: Kew Bridge====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Kew V.jpg
  • == Wheeler Type VI ==
  • The ‘Dane Axe’ appears in Britain from 1000AD onwards.

  • Type V

  • ====Scotland: Loch of Doon====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Loch of Doon VI.jpg
  • ====Scotland, Dumfriesshire:====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Dumfriesshire VI.jpg
  • ====Scotland, Sutherland: Dunrobin Castle====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • ====England, Lincolnshire, River Witham====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Tower of London VI.jpg
  • ====England, Oxfordshire, River Thames at Stanton Harcourt====
  • Type- R560
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • ====England, Norfolk: River Yare, Surlingham Ferry====
  • Type- River find
  • Find Date- ?
  • Dimensions- 22cm wide
  • Bibliography-
  • Norwich-Axe Surlington Ferry.jpg
  • ====England, Cambridgeshire, Ely====
  • Type- R560
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Cambridge-Axe Ely R560.JPG
  • ====England, Cambridgeshire, Ely====
  • Type- R523
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Cambridge-Axe Ely R523.JPG
  • ====England, Essex: River Lea, Stratford====
  • Type- River Find?
  • Find Date- before 1898?
  • Shape- Like R560 (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940)
  • Dimensions- L=215mm, W=252mm
  • Bibliography-
  • Paul-Axe Stratford.JPG
  • ====England, London: Austin Friars====
  • Type- L
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • ====England, London: River Thames at Hamersmith====
  • Type- M
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Hammersmith VI.jpg
  • ====England, London, River Thames at Tower of London====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Tower of London VI.jpg
  • ====England, London, River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Chelsea VIa.jpg
  • ====England, London: River Thames at Chelsea, Barnes====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Chelsea VIb.jpg
  • ====England, London, River Thames at Battersea====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • Axe Battersea VI.jpg
  • ====England, London: River Thames at Old London Bridge====
  • Type- ?
  • Find Date- ?
  • Bibliography-
  • London-Axe London Bridge Dane Axes.jpg
  • London-Axe London Bridge 1.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 2.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 3.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 4.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 5.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 6.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 7.JPG
  • London-Axe London Bridge 5,4,3.JPG
  • ==Select Bibliography==