Find Spot record MDO6700 - Late Bronze Age sword found near Westham Bridge, Weymouth

A Late bronze Age leaf-shaped sword found in 1920. <1>

An 'ancient sword' recently recovered from the Backwater, Weymouth exhibited by V Oliver FSA. <2>

BA sword found during construction of the new Bridge, now on loan to Dorset County Museum, from the Weymouth Corporation. <3>

Leaf shaped sword found during construction of Westham Bridge. <4>

The town Clerk's department of the Weymouth Corporation was unable to supply any information concerning the find. Westham bridge is situated at SY 67737924. <5>

The length of the sword is 20 inches and five sixteenths; 1 inch of its point missing. Examined 15/9/54. <6>

<1> Oliver, V, 1921, An Ancient Sword recently recovered from the Backwater, Weymouth, exhibited by V Oliver FSA, 49 (Article in serial). SWX8692.

<2> Oliver, V, 1921, An Ancient Sword recently recovered from the Backwater, Weymouth, exhibited by V Oliver FSA, 45 (Article in serial). SWX8692.

<3> Oliver, V L, 1923, Pre-Roman and Roman Occupation of the Weymouth District. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 32 (Article in serial). SWX1763.

<4> Oliver, V L, 1936, Bronze Age Rapiers and Swords from Dorset, 29 (Article in serial). SWX1776.

<5> Swatridge, G C, Various, Field Investigators Comments GCS, F2 GCS 12-AUG-54 (Unpublished document). SWX1169.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, MDO6700 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Nov 30 2022 4:20PM