Site Event/Activity record ECC1145 - Viking axe from River Colne, Colchester, 1880

Location

Location River Colne, Colchester
Grid reference
Map sheet
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Technique(s)

Organisation

Wells, W. C. (Mr)

Date

1880

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Description

Iron axe head of Viking type found in River Colne in 1880, Type V in London Museum Catalogue 1954, 59-65.<1><2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> LIST: Colchester Museums. 1912-1923. Colchester Museum Accession Register 1912-1923. COLEM 1916.3507.
  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 1: Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Norman Colchester. 1. page 19.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Viking Axe, River Colne, Colchester (Find Spot)

Record last edited

Feb 11 2016 3:59PM

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