Record ID: GAT-C21560
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn and incomplete Bronze Age palstave axe head. Extensive surface loss has occurred along the edges and surfaces of the find, giving the axe and thin irregular form. The butt end is sub-square, and is slightly more truncated to one side. From the butt, the sides flare slightly. The side flanges are missing; however, the stop ridge is still prominently visible, especially on one side. From the stop ridge, the blade tapers slightly (due to surface loss) before flaring marginally to the cutting edge which is heavily truncated and rounded. A partial rib is visible on one face…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanycil', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GAT-D81BC7
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn and incomplete Bronze Age palstave axehead. Extensive surface loss has occurred along the edges of the find, giving the axe a thin irregular form. The butt end is squared, yet slightly rounded. From the butt, the sides flare slightly, although one side is partially truncated/ missing. The one remaining side flange terminates at a prominent stop ridge. From the stop ridge, the blade flares marginally to the cutting edge which is heavily truncated and rounded. There is no evidence for side loops. Likely of Early to Middle Bronze Age in date.
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dolbenmaen', 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: GAT-A044F2
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy socketed spearhead of likely middle to late Bronze Age date (circa. 1500-600BC). The spearhead is broadly sub-triangular in plan and profile with a sub-oval/leaf-shaped blade. The blade tapers to a blunted apex. A pronounced mid-rib is present on both faces. The socket and shaft are broken. This is more apparent on one face of the spearhead than the other. It is possible that the shaft would have included loops as is commonly found on other spearheads from this period (Savory 1980, 50-52). The socket retained pieces of wood, presumably remnants of the …
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llechwedd', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GAT-D7902A
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unlooped palstave axehead. A raised stop-ridge survives on the find. On one face immediately below the stop ridge is a “shield” shaped moulding. Extensive surface loss has occurred along the edges of the find, giving the axe a thin irregular form. The blade is primarily smooth and shallow and likely would have originally extended further along the cutting edge. This variant is classed by Savory (Savory 1980, 44) to the early part of the middle Bronze Age.
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanfair', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GAT-D78558
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken copper alloy unlooped flanged axehead. The axe head is broken into two fragments. Both front and reverse faces of the axe are plain yet have corroded moderately. The cutting edge is crescent shaped, slightly abraded and partially broken at the end of one tip. The blade itself is lenticular in cross section, which may be due to its poor condition. There may be traces of a stop ridge though it is difficult to discern due to the poor condition of the object. The butt of the axe is sub-rectangular and also displays abrasion. Although the axe may have a stop ridge, which is best f…
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maentwrog', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GAT-82BCB2
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn flat axe head probably dating to the early Bronze Age. The axe is made of a copper alloy and is sub rectangular in cross-section. The edges are abraded and the original patina only remains in small areas. The axe head is thickest at the centre. The axe head is widest at the cutting edge and tapers towards the butt. It is unclear the extent to which the cutting edge and the butt may have been truncated through wear, and as such the cutting edge is worn and uneven. The metal is pitted, and very corroded, beneath which the mid-green colour of the copper alloy can be seen. It appear…
Created on: Friday 26th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SH7038', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GAT-2710F4
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Hafted axe with a suspension loop.
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llwynygwril', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GAT-26D851
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Middle Bronze Age un-looped palstave axe (circa. 1100-900BC). The butt of the axe runs to a transverse stopping ridge, shortly after which the axe has been truncated and the blade is missing. The flanges are straight and flat and run the length of the fragment, tapering to terminate at the butt at one end. Towards the break, just past the stopping ridge, the flanges also taper. Palstave axes were made from a two-piece mould, and had a narrower blade than the earlier flanged and flat types. The prominent stopping ridge as seen in this find was a dis…
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llechwedd', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-DBE3D3
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Published
Middle to Late Bronze Age bronze rapier of Group IV and possibly of Type Appleby, variant Lakenheath (as defined by Burgess & Gerloff 1981, p. 74-6) but possibly with a reworked butt and of Penard metalworking Industry The rapier is near-complete, with some damage to the shoulders and butt (with an overall length of 328mm and a weight of 94.3g). The butt end is arched and rounded (with a width of 20.3mm and a thickness of 1.6mm) with two side notches to accommodate rivets beneath (with a depth of 3.5mm and 2.8mm, giving a minimum width of 14.3mm at 10mm beneath the top of the butt). …
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 5th October 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-9069EC
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-triangular, barbed and tanged flint arrowhead. The arrowhead is quite crude in form. It is manufactured from a mainly opaque mid greenish brown flint but with a band of white around the point, and the tip of the point is translucent orange. The extreme tip of the point appears to have broken off in antiquity. One face of the arrowhead is very slightly concave, the other is very slightly convex. There are two large patches of cortex surviving on both faces of the object. In plan, the two side edges are slightly curvilinear giving the point a narrow and extended appearance. The e…
Created on: Thursday 22nd October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 27th October 2015
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Record ID: GAT-3DE440
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: (I am grateful to John Llywelyn Williams for the following description & discussion) The find comprises two fragments of a copper alloy flat axe. The larger blade fragment was initially thought to be all that survived. This fragment represents the lower half of the axe which has been severed from the butt end at a slight angle. The surface is of a generally uniform mid-brown colour with significant patches of green mottling signifying active corrosion. The fragment is slightly asymmetric in plan with one side gently concave and the other side continuing in a str…
Created on: Tuesday 6th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th November 2020
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Record ID: GAT-A94D8B
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast late Bronze Age copper alloy miniature socketed axe. The object is covered in a pale yellowish green patina with patches of dark grey probably representing the dark silts in which it was found. There are very occasional small patches of bright copper metal showing. In profile, the sides of the axe are parallel flaring out abruptly to form a crescent shaped blade at one end and expanding slightly at the socketed end to produce a 'collar' around the mouth of the socket. Viewed on edge, the axe is a distinctly triangular shape with a prominent oval attachment loop projecting …
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: GAT-FE6CD4
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
I am very grateful to John Llywelyn Williams for the following description: The axe has a mottled green and brownish yellow corroded surface and is most likely made of bronze. Its most notable feature is its small size - with a length from butt to cutting edge of 73.4mm. The axe is well made with a thin rounded butt and the body expanding to form a slightly asymmetric cutting edge with rounded terminations. The sides are rounded and there may be traces of very subdued side flanges - the abraded surfaces making it most difficult to confirm their presence. There is no stop bevel but a s…
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: GAT-319515
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy flanged axe (developed flat axe) dating to the early Bronze Age (c.2000 BC) The axehead is heavily patinated with a mid brown corrosion layer which is delaminating. The blade is rounded and asymmetrical and narrows moderately to meet the shaft; it is fairly sharp with no signs of impact damage. The shaft sides are slightly convex and fairly parallel. There are slight flanges visible on both faces of the axe along the edges of the shaft running from the base of the blade and reaching almost to the butt. The butt is rounded and quite sharp. There is a slight stop-ridge visi…
Created on: Friday 14th March 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
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Record ID: WMID-FE8C24
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy palstave with raised flange facets dating from the Middle Bronze Age (1500 BC - 1150 BC). The blade of the palstave is sub-triangular in plan with convex expanding sides and an incomplete convex cutting edge. In profile the blade is sub-triangular with the widest section being before the stop ridge. The sides of the blade are convex in shape. The blade (measured from the cutting edge to the stop ridge) is 96.18 mm long and the width of cutting edge is 56.31 mm. The thickness of the blade tip is 3.33 mm. The maximum thickness of the blade is 17.36mm (m…
Created on: Wednesday 24th July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 24th July 2013
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Record ID: GAT-09E9E4
Object type: MAUL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The implement is fashioned on a large pebble with a natural elongated ellipsoid shape. A shallow groove has been pecked around the circumference of the pebble at approximately its middle point, which coincides with its centre of gravity. The pebble is a fine grained homogeneous textured sandstone showing a fine laminated bedding which adds to its visual attraction. The groove has been fashioned by gently pecking the surface to form a shallow U shaped groove approximately 2mm. deep and varying in width from 2.6cm. in the broadest part to 2.1cm at its narrowest. The groove would con…
Created on: Friday 31st August 2012
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
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Record ID: GAT-CF98C6
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
I am grateful for the following description which was produced by John Llywellyn Williams. The axe was discovered in 2012 and is an interesting example of a Bandon type Developed axe displaying some atypical features. Bandon axes are distinguished by their small size, a rectangular, slightly tapering parallel sided body, convex sides developing into low hammered side flanges, a faintly defined proto stop ridge and a sharp lower body flare expanding into a deep crescentic blade with pointed blade tips. This specimen corresponds in most of the listed attributes but differs in the follow…
Created on: Thursday 16th August 2012
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: GAT-4CFF37
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub-circular stone disc with fairly flat faces probably representing the original stone surface. There is no sign that the edges of the stone were trimmed, all have been smoothed off somewhat by wear, possibly natural erosion as well as use, suggesting the shape is of some antiquity. It seems likely that the stone was chosen for its shape rather than being shaped to order. There is an 'hour glass' shaped hole cut through the disc face and located towards one edge. The actual piercing is more oval in shape measuring 9.45mm by 7.89mm. The bevel around the hole is circular and fairly s…
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
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Record ID: GAT-704577
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy spearhead in two pieces. It is solid for 70mm from the tip, beyond that the object is hollow. The socket is lozenge shaped. The blade does not have a prominent mid-rib but is a smooth narrow lozenge in section. The narrowness of the form suggests this maybe the tip of a lunate-opening spearhead the date of this piece is therefore likely to be about 1000 cal BC.
Created on: Thursday 14th April 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
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