Flint arrowhead from Flow Moss (Allendale)

A prehistoric flint arrowhead was found on Flow Moss in the 1990s. It was discovered on the surface of eroding peat and measured 26mm long by 19m wide. It was donated to the Museum of Antiquities in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Reference number: N7484
Historical period: Prehistoric (500,000BC to AD43)
Bronze Age (2500BC to 800BC)
Neolithic (4000BC to 2500BC)

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Source of Reference
Local History of Allendale
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Barbed and tanged arrowhead from Flow Moss, Allendale.

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