Old Cumbria Gazetteer
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| place:- | Langdale Axe Factory | |
| site name:- | Langdale Pikes | |
| parish |
Lakes parish, once in
Westmorland
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| county:- | Cumbria | |
| axe factory | ||
| coordinates:- |
NY274073 | |
| 10Km square:- |
NY20
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| 1Km square | NY2707 | |
 axe factory, Langdale -- Langdale Pikes -- Lakes -- Cumbria / -- Polished stone hand axe, found at Ibbotsholme, Troutbeck Bridge, 1899. -- Atmitt Library : AN1 | ||
 axe factory, Langdale -- Langdale Pikes -- Lakes -- Cumbria / -- Polished stone hand axe, found at Ibbotsholme, Troutbeck Bridge, 1899. -- Atmitt Library : AN2 | ||
| hearsay |
Exports from the stone axe factory on the Pike of Stickle
began about 3000BC; the first recognizable industry in
England. Over a quarter of the 2000 stone axes found in
England Wales come from this site. The axes are a polished
greenstone volcanic tuf.. Stone axes from here have been
found as far off as Poland.
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| Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2008 | ||
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