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| axe factory, Langdale | ||
| Langdale Axe Factory | ||
| site name:- | Langdale Pikes | |
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | axe factory | |
| coordinates:- | NY274073 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2707 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY20 | |
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 BSX29.jpg Polished stone hand axe, found at Ibbotsholme, Troutbeck Bridge, 1899. Atmitt Library : AN1  BSX30.jpg Polished stone hand axe, found at Ibbotsholme, Troutbeck Bridge, 1899. Atmitt Library : AN2 |
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| 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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