Record ID: LANCUM-03943C
Object type: DIRK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Early to Middle Bronze Age copper alloy dirk or dagger. Possibly Wessex Culture (Read 2001, 76, no 625, fig 53) belonging to Group 2 (Burgess and Gerloff, 1981) or Type Taplow of Group II, Acton Park metalwork assemblage (Burgess and Gerloff 1981, nos. 79-92). The butt is more or less flat-topped and straight sided. Two large circular rivets remain in-situ which measure 3mm in diameter with hammered flattened ends. Originally, the dirk would have had an organic hilt/handle which has probably disintegrated in the ground post-deposition. About 28mm from the butt, the blade…
Created on: Monday 2nd May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 28th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Aspatria', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0DBE86
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age flint side scraper formed on honey brown secondary debitage. Along one mesal there is semi-abrupt, short, sub-parallel retouch from the ventral face that has created an effective scraper. At the pointed end of this retouch, there is a couple of removals that may have been to form or strengthen a gouge. Dates to between c1000 and c400 BC. Length 46mm, width 43mm, thickness 18mm, weight 27.26g.
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0823D1
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Probably an Irish palstave (Group C) dating to the early Late Bronze Age, c. 1300-1100BC. The flanges start at the butt and rise to form a lozenge in profile, then rejoin at a point a quarter of the way between the low transverse stop ridge and the point where the axehead starts to flare to the curved cutting edge. Similar to Schmidt & Burgess 1981, nos. 957-963. The length is 86mm, width 33mm, thickness 19mm, and the weight is 127.73g.
Created on: Monday 20th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Penrith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-18F90B
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age copper alloy flanged palstave axe head dating from c. 1700-1400BC. Probably Type Ulrome, Arreton or Acton Park metalwork assemblage. The flanges start at the butt and rise to form a lozenge in profile, then rejoin at a point a third of the way between the low transverse stop ridge and the point where the axehead starts to flare to the curved cutting edge. The length is 131mm, width 53mm, thickness 40mm, and the weight is 335g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Penrith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1F1706
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy blade fragment of a socketed axe dating from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1000-800BC. Only the very lowest part of the body and blade section survive. The surfaces are pitted and worn, but the casting seams along the sides were flattened and there is wear and resharpening marks along the blade section suggesting that it was repeatedly used and resharpened during use. It was, in all likelihood, plain or decorated with just ribs, but the type is uncertain: the fragment is too small to be certain. The wall on one side appears to be thicker that on the other suggesting that t…
Created on: Friday 16th July 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-345452
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Probably a later short flanged axe fragment dating from the Middle Bronze Age. The axe is not complete and has too few distinguishing features to be absolutely certain of its exact type. What remains is the middle section of a short flanged axehead with a narrow, unpronounced stop ridge and very low flanges (maximum height 4mm). There are marked 'peaks' along the sides suggesting an almost diamond-shaped mid-section. Both obverse and reverse surfaces are heavily pitted and worn. The butt of the axe is missing, but the cutting edge/blade appears to be still intact, although heavily mar…
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Carlisle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-344145
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Blade fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed axe dating from the Late Bronze Age, that is c.1000 to c.800 BC. The blade fragment is in good condition, but due to its size it is difficult to ascertain a type. It is most likely from a plain or ribbed socketed axe, which were common tools throughout Britain in the later Middle Bronze Age and Late Bronze Age. The fragment displays flattened casting seams and there are work and resharpening marks along the cutting edge suggesting that it was prepared, finished and repeated used and resharpened prior to destruction and deposition. Le…
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Aspatria', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-CCB4F2
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy developed flat axehead dating from the Early Bronze Age, c. 2000-1700BC. The axehead is part of the Aylesford metalworking assemblage and parallels can be found amongst Types Scrabo Hill and Bandon (Schmidt and Burgess 1981, nos 334-374). The axehead is in fair condition with one face showing a heavily pitted the surface whilst the other face remains in better condition. It has almost parallel sides with a very slight stop-ridge (hence 'developed' flat axe) across the centre of the body. Below the slight stop ridge is a 'rain pattern' of incised lines which is much m…
Created on: Friday 18th June 2021
Last updated: Monday 11th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Wigton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0BC83F
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Early to Middle Bronze Age copper alloy long-flanged axe head of Type Balbirnie or Arreton (Schmidt and Burgess 2981, nos. 407A-425) Arreton Metalwork Assemblage. The flanges run from the butt along the edges of the axehead to the point where it starts to flare to the curved cutting edge. One side of the cutting blade (the outermost side in the image) has worn more than the other side. Dates from c1700 to c1500 BC. The length is 96mm, width 47mm, thickness 16mm, and the weight is 154g.
Created on: Tuesday 15th September 2020
Last updated: Sunday 27th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Wigton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B22C4D
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age copper alloy winged axe head, probably Acton Park/Taunton Metalwork Assemblage. Unusually, it is heavily worn, especially the blade, and where it would have been hafted the surface remains intact with a gloss from wear. The wings on one side have been largely lost. The axe head is undecorated. It dates to between c1550 and c1250 BC. The length is 90mm, width 39mm, thickness 31mm, and the weight is 175.48g.
Created on: Thursday 31st October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Keswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-ED9D57
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neolithic to Mid Bronze Age flint scraper on debitage. The pink grey tertiary flake has been retouched (short, scaled, abrupt to semi-abrupt) into an end scraper at the distal end. There is also retouch (short, scaled, abrupt) that forms a notch on the distal half of one of the mesal edges. The other edges have been blunted with crushing and retouch, but probably to make the tool more comfortable to hold than for any utilitarian purpose. Dates from c2700 to c1000 BC. The length is 57mm, width 32mm, thickness 15mm, and the weight is 21.4g.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Last updated: Sunday 6th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2CA0A7
Object type: SERRATED IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mid to late Bronze Age serrated implement, and possible knife/scraper, formed on a tertiary flake of pale honey flint with large cream inclusions. Serrated edges have been formed by short, semi-parallel, abrupt retouch to the distal/mesal edges and the oblique distal end edge. The height of the dorsal ridge has been reduced and the proximal end thinned by invasive, scaled, low-angled retouch. Dates from c1600 to c800 BC. The length is 41mm, width 17mm, thickness 8mm, and the weight is 4.60g.
Created on: Monday 7th April 2014
Last updated: Monday 2nd June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Asby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0433B7
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
A small cast copper-alloy socketed side-looped spearhead of Acton Park 2, Greenwell and Brewis' Class IV, probably dating from the early Middle Bronze Age, c. 1600-1400BC. The spearhead is complete, the blade and socket undamaged with a rough chocolate-brown patina showing hardly any sign of decay. The find has not been cleaned and there are still patches of soil/dirt adhering to the surface and inside the socket. The spearhead is small and stumpy, with two flattened side loops and a short, kite-shaped blade. The casting seams along the sides have been carefully removed and smoothed d…
Created on: Friday 12th July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulverston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-BB5F75
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small piece of Lakeland green slate that has had a hole drilled near the centre of the top edge. The hole is now incomplete and probably broke during manufacture as the slate is only crudely dressed. The marks from the boring show that the hole was an 'hourglass' hole. It may have been intended as one of a series of drilled objects to be used on a necklace, bracelet or similar. Date is uncertain (c2500BC-c800BC) but Castlerigg circle is in the vicinity so a Bronze Age date seems likely. Measures 18.5x12.5x4mm. Weighs 1.2 grms.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Castlerigg', grid reference and parish protected.