Record ID: LANCUM-0033B8
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed axe of 'Yorkshire' Type. The axe has one large mouth moulding, the socketed being of rectangular shape, aligned with the short blade. Both faces are decorated with three narrow, short ribs, all of which 'hang' from a similarly narrow lower mouth moulding/horizontal rib. The loop is small and not splayed and the sides of the axe almost parallel, terminating in an almost straight blades which shows resharpening marks and signs of wear, prehistoric as well as more recent. Today the blade is blunt and slightly flaky around the edges. The casting seams are not promi…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-E6D931
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast cu-alloy socketed axe dating from the Late Bronze Age, i.e. c. 1000-800BC. The axe is complete and in very good condition with a chocolate-brown patina and a smooth surface. There is only some bronze disease on the inside of the socket. An area of corrosion mixed with soil is on the inside of the socket: it cannot be removed. The axe has a small loop at one side. It is roughly circular in cross-section with three facets on each face. The two outer facets have also facets, but they are less pronounced. Other than that there is no further decoration except for a long collar. The bl…
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 25th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-597D63
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy socketed tool, probably an axe, dating from the later Middle Bronze Age or the Late Bronze Age, c. 1300-800BC. The object is the lower half of a socketed copper alloy tool, possibly a socketed axe or another socketed bladed tool. The cross-section is rectangular and the walls are very thick. The sides of the implements are almost parallel and the blade very narrow. The only socketed axe type that would match this shape is Type Taunton-Hardemarschen, but this is a very southern English type and therefore unlikely. NB: the artefact was not seen by the FLO in perso…
Created on: Friday 30th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 29th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL752
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Possibly miscast socket portion of possible axehead or spearhead.
Created on: Wednesday 25th August 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-EFE825
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Badly damaged socketed copper-alloy axe dating from the Late Bronze Age. It is difficult to judge from the photograph, but the axe seems plain or might possibly have a long thin rib in the centre of each face. The loop and mouth moulding are damaged/missing and there is a long tear in the side opposite the loop. Judging from the picture this is either a long narrow variant of a Yorkshire three-ribbed axe or a variant of Type Everthorpe, both of which are socketed axe types of the Ewart Park metalwork assemblage of Late Bronze Age Britain. Find not seen by FLO; photograph of find kindl…
Created on: Thursday 1st June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-8C75B6
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy socketed looped axehead of Irish Late Bronze Age Type. Due to the short, stocky body of axes of this type, they is referred to as 'bag-shaped' or 'purse-shaped'. The axe's exact measurements are: 57mm in length, the blade width is 43mm, the width of the socket is 31-37mm (inner-outer), the breadth of the socket is 22-27mm (inner-outer, back-front) and the axe weighs 78.97g. These measurements show that the mouth of the axe is aligned with the blade and not back-to-front shaped. The blade was re-worked after the casting process and it is still slightly splayed. However, …
Created on: Monday 16th May 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 8th October 2013
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: LANCUM-522931
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed axe with a large single loop on one side. It has some wear and damage on the cutting edge, but otherwise the surface condition is good. The socket is square although irregular, and also contains a bronze gouge wedged inside it. The loop has a lozenge-shaped section and extends directly below the single mouth moulding. The sides curve gently to a slightly expanded blade, which has a curved cutting edge. Casting seams are present on both sides of the axe. There are hammer marks close to the cutting edge. The width at the socket is 48 mm, …
Created on: Monday 26th January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Twiston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-719FB3
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete cast copper alloy socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date (1000 - 800 BC). The object can be classified as the Ewart Park phase of metalwork. The object is sub-rectangular in plan with the cutting edge expanding outwards to form a convex cutting edge. The cutting edge is damaged and worn which occurred both in recent and ancient times. The cutting edge measures 53.47mm in width and is 3.29mm thick. The socket has a sub square mouth (internal width 25.47mm, internal length 33.06mm, external width 37.09mm, external length 44.26mm and the wall of the mouth is 5-6mm …
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D6D081
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy socketed axe dating from the Late Bronze Age, that is c. 1000-800BC. The axe is complete and in good condition except for the missing loop and misshaped mouth which are, however, casting flaws and not signs of prehistoric damage. The exception is the tear in the side wall which may have happened when the handle was inserted and the implement was used. It looks as if it has been used: the casting seams are smooth and the blade was shaped and sharpened. The blade is crescent-shaped with neat corners. The patina is brown/orange with a smooth surface. The axe is undecora…
Created on: Monday 19th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 27th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-CEB774
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Lower body and blade fragment of a cast copper alloy socketed axes dating from the Late Bronze Age, that is c. 1000-800BC. Type undeterminable but possibly Everthorpe or plain South Eastern type. Only the lower half of the body and the blade survive; the surface is very worn. The object has a dark brown/greenish patina and is smooth. There are no obvious resharpening marks or signs of wear on the surface of the blade, but the blade was reworked into a curved shape with blunt edges. The casting seams were smoothed down and are now nearly unrecognisable. There are no hafting ribs on the…
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2014
Last updated: Monday 2nd June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Caton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2CE43A
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy (bronze) socketed axe of Late Bronze Age dating (1000BC to 700 BC). The axe is sub-rectangular in shape with a flared convex cutting edge and the socket is sub square in cross section. There is no collar or loop but the axe is broken so the loop maybe missing. The casting seams are not visible which may mean they have been removed or they may be hidden by corrosion. The length is 75mm, the width is 32mm, thickness 23mm, length of blade 45mm, width of blade 5mm and the weight 104.76g. Similar on the database to DENO-2EE993, WMID-E6E666 and LVPL-92B6A6
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GISBURN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5E2C89
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date (1000 - 800 BC). The object can be classified as the Ewart Park phase of metalwork. The object is sub-rectangular in plan with the cutting edge expanding outwards to form a convex cutting edge. The socket has a sub square mouth, is deep and the insides are smooth. A moulded collar decorates the axe below the mouth on each face. Extending down from this are three raised ribs. The ribs have been abraded and damaged in recent times. The front and back faces of the axe are faceted at the socket end. Alon…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-59D5C5
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age copper alloy socketed looped tool, probably an axehead or chisel. The object is not of robust construction and may well have been designed for some lighter task such as trimming, as opposed to felling. The only decoration is a 2mm wide transverse raised collar 17mm from the socketed end. The mouth of the socket is sub-circular and the internal diameter is 22mm. Loop length 20mm externally, 7.9mm internally. Ewart Park phase attribution so dates to between c900 to c750 BC. Length 95mm, width 46mm, thickness 27mm, and weight 91.85g. The axe is similar, but of a mor…
Created on: Monday 22nd July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B57F85
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy (bronze) socketed axe of Late Bronze Age dating (950 to 700 BC). The axe is sub-rectangular in shape with a flared convex cutting edge and the socket is sub square in cross section. The socket of the axe is sub square, with an irregular mouth. The top edge of the socket shows evidence of casting jets that have not been trimmed flush with the socket mouth. A raised and slightly concave collar (16 mm deep) is present from just below the level of the top of the loop to the mouth of the socketed axe. The loop is well preserved and relatively small and wide with a irre…
Created on: Monday 24th February 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wilpshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B713DE
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A small fragment of a copper alloy socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date (1100 - 750 BC) most probably from a three ribbed axehead produced during the Ewart Park phase / industry of metalwork. The fragment is sub-rectangular in plan and curved in profile; the fragment is from the upper corner / mouth of an axe. Only one exterior face of the socket remains; the loop, lower socket and blade are missing due to old patinated breaks. The mouth of the object is rough and uneven; the fragment does not include any of the casting runners. Beneath the mouth the socket flares to form a relatively…
Created on: Thursday 3rd November 2016
Last updated: Friday 10th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bispham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2E8C26
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast cu-alloy socketed axe fragment dating from the Late Bronze Age, i.e. c. 1000-800BC. The axe fragment is that of the lower part of the axe with blade and part of the socket. The mouth, mouth moulding and side loop are missing. There is an inner hafting rib on one side and it would have had another one on the other side. The axe was decorated on both faces with three thin ribs and it is very likely that it s a Yorkshire Type axe, belonging to the LBA Ewart Park metalwork assemblage.
Created on: Friday 28th January 2011
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Caton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2FABA3
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-ally socketed axe of Late Bronze Age date 1150 - 800BC. The piece represents the bottom part of the axe. There is a slight increase in width towards the blade, but the axehead is of slender appearance. The patination of the break suggests that the damage occurred in antiquity. The artefact measures 45mm long and 38mm wide
Created on: Monday 10th October 2011
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WORSTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-222A49
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age This remaining fragment is rectangular in plan with a triangular side section. It is hollow. The sides are parallel. It is broken near to the blade and therefore no details remain of any ribs, flanges or other features.  The surface is red-brown in colour where the original surface remains (about 30%) but rough green and brown where damage has removed this. The lack of surface detail and side loop make definitive identification difficult. However, given the form of the sides the axehead …
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 21st September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Waddington', grid reference and parish protected.