Record ID: WREX-116442
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragmentary and abraded undecorated flat axe of Early Bronze Age date (c. 2200-1900BC). The axe is probably a Migdale type flat axe These are dated to the Early Bronze Age (EBA phase II/III), of metalworking stage IV-VI, which corresponds to Needham's (1996) Period 2-3 c.2250-1900calBC. The flat axe is broadly sub triangular in plan with a narrow butt with side expanding to a splayed crescent shaped blade. In profile the axe is broadly lentoid, with tapering ends. In cross section the axe is rectangular. The axe is a mid-green colour with a lot of pitting on the surface. Length: …
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mostyn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-2FA13A
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy spear tip.Very heavily corroded and worn but from the upper part of the blade above the socket. All diagnostic features are lost but likely to be later middle to late BA in date (c. 1500-700BC). Length: 22.9mm; width: 23.4mm; thickness: 7.7mm; weight: 8.9g
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whittington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-002E2C
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy palstave of Late Middle Bronze Age to Late Bronze date (MBAIII - LBA I) c. 12200-750BC. The axe is very worn and the butt end appears to be broken. Peter Reavill notes the U shaped septum and fused flange and stop ridge. Length: 94mm; width of blade: 34mm; thickness: 23mm; weight: 174g
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 29th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beguildy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-1BF26F
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy (bronze) casting waste of uncertain date; due to the lack of context and the continuation of casting styles this object could be dated from Bronze Age - Roman period (c. 1500 BC - 450 AD). The casting waste is broadly conical in shape.The base of the object is uneven and rough surface.The other sides of the object are basically smooth and taper to a narrow runner. The casting waste is a dark green colour with an even well formed patina that covers all surfaces. Length: 24.51mm; width: 26.57mm; thickness: 17.67mm; weight: 22g.
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hampole', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-7BC25D
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete (copper alloy) side looped and socketed spearhead of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1500 - 1150 BC). The spearhead is irregular in plan and profile with an incomplete and abraded narrow blade - possible Davies Type 6 – Developed side loop (Davies 2017). The cross section is lentoid. The hollow socket it damaged and may have been slightly longer when complete. There are two integral side loops, one on either side of the socket, both are damaged and incomplete. These loops would have originally been used to help attach and secure the spearhead to the wooden shaft. They may …
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Condover', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-FA6FDF
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy unlooped palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1500-1300BC) with shield shaped hollow below the stop ridge. Early or primary palstave of Group I - shield patterned type. The blade of the palstave is sub-triangular in plan, with convex expanding sides, and a convex cutting edge. The blade (measured from the cutting edge to the stop ridge) is 100mm in length. The width of the cutting edge is 72mm. On either side of the blade is a shield shaped hollow with a clearly defined, slightly raised, border. There is a very obvious blade facet on one side only. The…
Created on: Tuesday 11th June 2019
Last updated: Saturday 15th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Churchstoke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-542B27
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Middle Bronze Age short-flanged axe of the Caverton Type (e.g. Schmidt and Burgess, 1981, no. 445 from Clerklands) c. 1500-1300BC. The axe is complete with an overall length of 138.7mm. The winged flanges are sub lozenge in form. There is a stop on the septum. The surface of the axe is a mostly brown/green patina but with some pitting with some pale green corrosion products. Length: 138.7mm; width of blade: 74.1mm; thickness of mid shaft: 28.7mm; height of wings: 25.3mm; weight: 424.6g
Created on: Thursday 15th August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanynys', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-DB0632
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fragment of a possible Middle to Late Bronze age chisel c. 1500-1000BC. The blade expands from 18.5mm at the broken end to 27.8mm at the cutting edge. The surface of the object is heavily pitted with corrosion. Length: 28.4mm; width: 27.8mm tapering to 18.5mm; thickness at break: 7.4mm; weight: 24.8g
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-5806C1
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axe of Late Bronze Age (Ewart Park) c.900-700BC. The axe has a sub-rectangular body with the faces, which have narrow side facets, flaring slightly to the blade end. The blade is wide and flaring creading a curved cutting edge. The socket end of the axehead is sub-rectangular with a slightly flaring, rounded collar. Casting seams are visible on the sides of the axe and on the side loop. Thur surface is round and slightly pitted. Only small patches of the original surface survives, on the side of the axe, and hese have a smooth dark green patin…
Created on: Thursday 15th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Overton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-9835AE
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy wing flanged axe dating from the Middle Bronze Age (c.1500-1300BC). The axe is complete with an overall length of 117.55mm. The axe has two winged flanges which are sub lozenge in form. The main body of the axe extends above these flanges and terminates with two distinctive hooked terminals at the top of the butt. The butt is 25.12mm wide and 6.90mm thick. There is no stop on the septum. The sides of the blade expand moderately and turn-out at the tips to produce a curved blade with a width of 45.37mm. The axe weighs 287.4g. The surface of the axe has a mostly dark green …
Created on: Monday 14th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-A92EB8
Object type: AXE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze axe fragment. Possibly part of either a developed axe/flanged axe with a date range of 1800-1500BCor a late Bronze age socked axe with a date range of 1100-750BC. The fragment is triangular in section.The curved blade has some small chips.The fragment has a dark brown patina. Width: 37.7mm; height: 20.6mm; thickness: 9.9mm; weight: 16.3g
Created on: Friday 8th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Prees', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-F8D353
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Published
Heavily corroded copper alloy long flanged axe (developed flat axe) dating from the final phase of the Early to the earliest Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000 - 1700 BC). The axe is of the type Arreton (Schmidt and Burgess 1981, no. 413) which is dated Early Bronze Age III, of metalworking stage V, which corresponds to Needham's (1996) Period 3 c2000 - 1700 CAL BC. The axe has straight sides and a flared cutting edge, which is damaged, measures 71.96mm in width. The axe has a stop ridge and low raised flanges. The septum between the flanges measures 14.85mm. Length: 133mm; width (a…
Created on: Tuesday 10th December 2019
Last updated: Saturday 15th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llangywer', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-46FE42
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Later Bronze Age blade fragment dating c1150-750B C. The object has broadly parallel sides but appears to taper slightly towards a broken tip. The blade is lentoid in section. The surface is pitted with some iron staining. Length: 87.4mm; width: 20.7mm; thickness: 4.0mm; weight: 29.2g
Created on: Tuesday 7th January 2020
Last updated: Thursday 9th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanynys', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-9F314E
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper-alloy tanged chisel or leather working knife of Late Bronze Age date (c. 1000-800BC). The chisel has a tapering square-sectioned tang, which abutts the round-sectioned, collared handle stop of the chisel blade. The collar is 12.2mm by 5.2mm. From the collar the chisel blade, which is broadly triangular in plan, flattens in profile and expands to a very thin cutting edge. The cutting edge is 35.5mm wide. The object is in very good condition and has a mid-brown patina across much of its surface. Tanged chisels, which date from c. 1150-850 BC, are known from sev…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hordley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-5157D2
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a late Bronze Age, copper alloy socketed axe, probably 1100-750 BC. Some of the original surface remains and has a dark green patina.The cutting edge is badly damaged. Length: 23.25mm; width: 41.34mm; thickness: 11.29; weight: 28.9g
Created on: Thursday 29th June 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 20th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Martin's', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-E64E9C
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed spearhead, of Middle to Late Bronze Age dating (1500 BC to 700 BC). The spearhead fragment consists of the upper part of the spear and is broadly sub-triangular in plan and profile with a distinct bi-convex shaped cross section. socket is circular in shape. At the break the socket has an internal diameter of 8,36mm and a depth of 17mm. The blade (sides) and tip of the spearhead are heavily abraded. The spearhead is a mid green colour. Some of the original surface finish remains. Length: 47.55mm; max. width: 18.50mm; max. thickness: 11.06mm; w…
Created on: Thursday 6th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Atcham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-DF5695
Object type: CARVED STONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Limestone block of stone with circular cup marks on two sides, probably dating c. 2500-800BC. The stone itself is broadly shield shaped. On one side is a singular, neatly executed, circular cup mark. On the other side there are two conjoined circular cup marks, which are less well defined. Length: 41cm; width: 39cm; thickness: 19cm. Weight: unknown.
Created on: Tuesday 15th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offa', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-6CCEC1
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a possible Middle Bronze Age hilted rapier dating c. 1500-1350BC. The fragment is broken below the hilt and tapers slight to the blade which is lozenge shape in section. The blade has a mid brown patina. Length: 111.5mm; width: 48.7mm; thickness: 6.3mm; weight: 86.99g
Created on: Friday 14th February 2020
Last updated: Friday 14th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halkyn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-FAAD55
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint flake of possible late Neolithic to early bronze age (c. 2700-1500BC). The flint is a translucent caramel colour with small dark flecks. There is a low crushed bulb of percussion with heavy ripple marks on the ventral face suggesting it was detached with a fairly heavy rock as a hammer. Evidence of scale-like retouch on one side only appears to be deliberate rather than accidental post-depositional damage. Length: 41.9mm; width: 22.2mm; thickness: 7.3mm; weight: 6.1g
Created on: Monday 18th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llangollen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WREX-D3A90E
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy palstave axe with side loop of Middle Bronze Age date from the period c1500-1300 BC. The object is broken just above the stop ridge but appears to have a single midrib visible on one face only. The blade is sub-triangular in plan, with convex expanding sides, and a convex cutting edge. The cutting edge 56.0mm in width and is 2.4mm thick. In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the widest section being before the stop ridge. Traces of a U-shaped area of decoration survives on both sides, usually described as shield shaped. Through this shield desce…
Created on: Thursday 11th November 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cwm', grid reference and parish protected.