Record ID: NCL-FDAF03
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
One of two late Bronze Age axes found. The axe belongs to the Penard group, similar in form to type 910 and 925. The axe is 142mm in total length. The object is unevenly corroded, with the worst corrosion occurring at the end of the blade and on the butt. There are patches of a smooth outer cortex of corrosion, particularly on either side of the septum and near the loop. Casting flashes are clearly visible, but have been smoothed. The axe is thickest at the stop (33mm), and the blade evenly thins to the cutting edge. The blade is 85mm in length from the edge to the stop. A centra…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Castleside', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-FE25E4
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
One of two late Bronze Age palstaves found together. The palstave belongs to the Penard group, similar in form to type 922. The axe is 131mm in total length. The object is unevenly corroded, with the worst corrosion occurring at the butt and on the edges of the flanges. There are patches of a semi-smooth outer cortex of corrosion, particularly on either side of the septum. Casting flashes are not visible. The axe is thickest at the stop (29mm), and the blade thins rapidly in the first 20mm from the stop and then evenly thins to the cutting edge. The blade is 67mm in length from the…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 12th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Castleside', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-9155C2
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy shield pattern palstave; Crediton type. Broken blade and butt ends with worn down flanges with one missing. The remains of a raised edge, in the form of a shield can be seen below the stop ridge. The surface is heavily pitted and has a dark green patina that is encrusted with light green corrosion. L. 156mm; W. (blade) 51mm; W. (butt) 26 mm; Th. (flange) 33mm; Wt. 450.3g This was found with another shield pattern palstave, but they are not identical with this palstave having a rounded and shorter shield indicating that they were cast in different moulds. Nonethel…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 6th March 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-D73AD4
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age bronze unlooped palstave (Early Palstave Group II) of unusual form and probably of Early Midribbed type and of uncertain subtype, possibly of Type Liswerry (Schmidt & Burgess; 1981, p 125-127). The palstave belongs to the Acton Park metalworking phase of the Middle Bronze Age, corresponding to the earlier part of Needham's (1996) Period 5, dated to 1500 - 1150BC. The palstave is complete and is comparatively short with a length of only 119.3mm and a weight of 301.2g. The butt is slightly concave and has a width of 22.8mm. The sides are straight and parallel as far…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
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Record ID: WMID-605EBF
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete copper alloy unlooped palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1500-1300 BC) with shield shaped hollow below the stop ridge. Early or primary palstave of Group I - shield patterned type. The palstave has a triangular shaped blade in plan. The palstave has a rectangular septum and straight-sided open flanges for hafting. The butt of the object is incomplete and measures 28.7 mm in width and 8.1 mm thick. Beneath the stop-ridge descends a shield shaped hollow, this is visible but worn on both faces. The blade of the palstave has expanding sides, and a con…
Created on: Thursday 3rd October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-047B24
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy unlooped palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (1500 BC-1150 BC). The majority of the septum and flanges are missing due to an old break. Where the break has occurred the septum has a minimum thickness of 6.6mm. The upper edge of the surviving flange fragment is about 8.0mm above the level of the septum. The robust stop on the front and back are almost horizontal and have very little curvature (as viewed in plan). Below the stops there is a deeply cast trident pattern with a downward projecting vestigial mid-rib. The blade is sub-triangular in plan and…
Created on: Sunday 17th May 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-FAACD2
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age bronze palstave, of Group II: Early Midribbed type, possibly of Type Liswerry (Schmidt & Burgess, 1981, p 125-128)[1]. The palstave is unlooped and is complete (with a length of 148.3mm and a weight of 346.2g). The butt is rounded at the corners and the sides diverge slightly (with a width at the butt of 17mm) to the start of the flanges. The flanges begin 23mm from the butt and rise to a maximum height (of 30.3mm) before the stop. The sides are straight and parallel (with a width of 25.1mm) until the blade, where the sides are concave and divergent. The casting s…
Created on: Friday 28th May 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-A24823
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead looped Palstave (Narrow-Bodied, Side-flanged Type Class 2 Group 1) with a narrow blade and trident decoration. It has a narrow body, straight sides and flat side flanges which extend from the butt to the blade edge. A matte white skin of corrosion covers the lead surface except on one side where five scratches reveal it as grey and shiny. Generally the palstave appears unused with most angles and edges intact. However one blade tip and one corner of the butt are damaged. There is also an indentation in the centre of the septum on one side. Max length: 173; width cutting edge…
Created on: Thursday 17th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brassington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-929C02
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Four Bronze Age Palstaves, uncovered during the stripping of topsoil and subsoil for an excavation at North Bersted.
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bognor', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-A67B11
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age Copper alloy looped palstave (Type Late Palstave) with a triangular flange and a straight sided body running down to a flared , chipped blade (Smith 1959,177, Fig 7,4). The surface is mud coated with the shiny red/brown skin chipped in places to reveal porous matte green areas on the flange top and cutting edge.
Created on: Tuesday 17th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-931525
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
A heavily abraded cast bronze un-looped palstave with debased shield-shaped pattern with central rib below the stop ridge and raised flange facets. The palstave dates from the Middle Bronze Age (1500-1150 BC). It measures 111.42mm long, is 24.03mm wide by 25.1mm thick and weighs 208.5g. The blade of the palstave is sub-rectangular (probably originally sub-triangular) in plan with slightly convex expanding sides although both the flaring,of the blade, typical of palstaves, and the cutting edge have been lost. In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the widest section being befor…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ticknall/Stanton-by-Bridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-53F881
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1400 BC - c. 1250 BC. Length: 105.2mm; width: 47.1mm and 24.3mm thick. Weight: c. 312.0g. The butt, including most of the septum and both flanges, are missing due to an old abraded break. The loop is also missing due to two old breaks. There are the abraded remnants of a stop ridge on each of the faces below the septum and each face of the septum has the remains of four vertical ribs. In plan, the blade flares outwards from beneath the stop ridge to the incomplete cutting edge which is also very abraded. Each fac…
Created on: Monday 10th March 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-EC39E7
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy looped palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1500 BC – c. 1250 BC. Length: 71.1mm; width: 25.8mm and 17.0mm thick. Weight: 71.74g. The butt end and the majority of the blade are missing due to old breaks. In plan, the stop is square and the sides of the butt end taper in width from the stop towards the oblique break that has occurred close to the butt end. At the stop the thickness is 17.0mm. The septum is flat on both faces and there is no evidence for any vertical ribbing. At the stop the septum has a thickness of 5.3mm. It diminishes in thick…
Created on: Tuesday 10th June 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-9FA642
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1500 BC – c. 1150 BC). Length: 40.7mm; width; 24.2mm and 13.2mm thick. Weight: 34.26g. The fragment consists of the extreme butt end. In plan, it has parallel sides and a rounded end. The septum tapers slightly from an old oblique break towards the rounded end. The flanges are well developed and prominent but they are abraded on their upper surfaces. In side view the flanges flare out and appear to have been quite high when the implement was complete. The break may have occurred along a weak point due to a n…
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2008
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F6CF06
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age copper alloy palstave, 143mm long, 43mm wide and 29mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 324 grams. The Palstave is complete, the shaft end, which is 26mm wide, has a recess taking up just under half of its length (61mm). It has a complete curved blade, 43mm wide. It has a wide central rib which tapers, running the length of the blade and has one semi-circular loop. The object was found on the edge of the Humber estuary and has sustained water damage.
Created on: Tuesday 16th September 2008
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: SUSS-15B261
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
CORONER'S REPORT Description of object Bronze palstave. It is very heavily corroded with a light green patina. There is a light brown layer covering parts of the blade and flanges. The blade, flanges and the butt are severely worn making identification of diagnostic features difficult. The blade appears fairly expanded and the flanges of medium height. It is possible to detect three small ribs at the base of the septum. L: 153mm; W: 62mm; Th: max. 23mm Weight: 428g Discussion The finds retrieved represent a dispersed hoard of Middle Bronze Age bronze palstaves…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pett', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-1DC568
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A Middle Bronze Age unlooped palstave dating to the Taunton phase, 1400-1250 BC. The upper blade has a shield-shaped motif consisting of three short moulded bars. The blade gently flares and there is no indication of a loop. On one side there is a circular perforation as a result of a casting fault. The palstave is 164.3mm long, the blade is 93.5mm long, the width of the cutting edge is 49.3mm, the septum measures 30.2mm x 24.9mm, the width of the butt is 20mm, the septum is 64.5mm long and its thickness is 7.3mm. This palstave belongs to a distinctively regional Werrar type which is …
Created on: Friday 27th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lavant', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-1DFE85
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete Middle Bronze Age unlooped palstave of Werrer type which dates to the Taunton phase, 1400-1250 BC. There is the possible trace of a motif on the upper blade; on one side there is a longitudinal rib with a groove on either side and on the other side a shield-shaped recess. The blade edges are mostly intact, but little sign of having been sharpened. The casting sprues are unfettled. The palstave is 157.9mm long, the blade is 93.6mm long, the septum is 62.9mm long, 21.8-25.3mm wide, the blade edge is 47.9mm wide, the butt is 31.4mm wide and 12.8mm thick. Werrer type pa…
Created on: Friday 27th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Firle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-1E1F84
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment, Middle Bronze Age palstave. The blade and a small part of the septum are extant. The blade is heavily expanded and the edge is chipped. There is one prominent longitudinal rib with a groove on either side on both surfaces, although on one side it is poorly defined. Sections of the lower blade are also missing. The fragment is 92.2mm long, the cutting edge is 51.4mm wide, the septum measures 25.3mm x 22.3mm and the blade is 75.5mm.
Created on: Friday 27th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-828C77
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy palstave of Middle Bronze Age date (1500 BC – 1150 BC). Length 52.5mm, maximum width 32.0mm and maximum thickness16.5mm. Weight 93.37g. The fragment is part of the blade of the implement. A break on the upper part has occurred a short distance below the position of the stop (if it possessed one). The lower break is close to the former cutting edge. Both breaks are old. In plan, each side flares outwards gently from the top towards the bottom. At the position of the upper break it is sub-oval in cross-section and at the lower break it is sub-rectan…
Created on: Wednesday 13th September 2006
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.