Iron fire fork or fire hook, previously hafted
Category
Archaeological material
Date
c. 1540 - c. 1900
Materials
Iron
Measurements
61 mm (Height) x 101 mm (Depth); 167 mm (Length)
Collection
Alexander Keiller Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1733011
Summary
a forked implement, probably used during the desruction of the stones. illustrated by Isobel Smith in Windmill Hill and Avebury, 1965 Fig. 66 and referenced p.180 & 208,
Provenance
Surface find from West Kennet Avenue, near Stone 3a - from a heap of broken and burnt sarsen