Record ID: NMGW-C5C30F
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Published
Two socketed axes (Cat. Nos. 1-2, below) were found together in the same metal-detector pit at approximate depths of 0.15-0.23m (6-9 inches) below the ground surface. A further socketed axe and a casting jet (Cat. Nos. 3 & 7, below) were also later recovered from the same metal detector pit, at approximate depths of 0.25-0.30m (10-12 inches). A socketed axe blade fragment (Cat. No. 4, below) was discovered approximately 17m to the east of the detector pit, whilst a palstave fragment (Cat. No. 5, below) was discovered approximately 2m to the north-north-east of the detector pit. &nb…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coychurch Higher Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-FF674E
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Introduction (AG & CG) A Late Bronze Age hoard of seven bronze artefacts (eleven fragments), was discovered by Mr Mark Herman on 8th September 2019 while metal-detecting on a field under arable in Pendoylan Community, Vale of Glamorgan. Ten of the fragments (Nos. 2-11) were found together in a single localized cluster, located a maximum distance of 1.2m (4 feet) from each other. A single socketed axe (No. 1, below) was found approximately c. 2.1-2.5 m (7-8 feet) away from the main group of artefacts and within the same area of the same field. Most artefacts (Nos. 2-11) were rep…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pendoylan Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-FF1B4E
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Introduction A Late Bronze Age hoard of 39 fragments representing a minimum of 38 artefacts was discovered by Dr Peter Anning on 2nd February 2021 while metal-detecting on a field following agricultural drainage work. All of the artefacts were reported as being discovered within an area of 2.4m (8 feet) of each other, of each other and at approximate depths of 20-30cm (8-12 inches). Full details of the findspot (NGR) and the addresses of the finders and the landowner are provided on the Treasure Receipt form for this case. The discovery was first reported to Mark Lodwick, Co-ordi…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Fagans Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-FEEBD1
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
1.0 Discovery & reporting A Late Bronze Age hoard comprising a bronze socketed axe fragment and a bronze sword blade fragment was discovered on 2nd April 2021 by Peter Griffiths (finder of the axe) and Luke Harris (finder of the sword blade) while metal-detecting on a field under improved pasture in Llanover Community, Monmouthshire. The two artefacts were reported as being found within 60cm (2 feet) of each other, each at depths of 25cm (10 inches). Full details of the findspot (NGR) and the addresses of the finders and the landowner are provided on the Treasure Receipt form for…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanover Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-FEA9FC
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Discovery (CG & AG) A Late Bronze Age hoard of six fragments, representing four artefacts, was discovered by Dr Peter Anning on 30th October 2020 while metal-detecting in a field under pasture in Pontprennau Community, Cardiff. These included four sword blade fragments (Nos. 1-4, below) and two casting jets (Nos. 5-6, below). The artefacts were all discovered within the same field, scattered over an area of 3.5-4.0 square metres (12 square feet) and found at variable depths of between 8-20cm (3-8 inches). A further copper alloy ‘dumbbell’ shaped artefact (No. 7, bel…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pontprennau Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-FDE8FE
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
1.0 Discovery & reporting (AG) A Late Bronze Age hoard comprising three bronze socketed axe fragments and a bronze sword blade fragment were discovered on 27th and 28th March 2021 by David Nicklin while metal-detecting in a field under pasture in Llanmaes Community, Vale of Glamorgan. The four artefact fragments were found within the same area of the single field at depths of 20-25cm (8-10 inches) and had been scattered a maximum distance of 38.7 metres from each other. A socketed axe blade fragment (No.2, below) was found 11.3m to the south-west of the sword blade fragment (No. 1…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanmaes Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-095467
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
1.0 Discovery, reporting & findspot investigation (AG, CG & CE) A Late Bronze Age hoard was discovered by Craig Hearne and Kieran Slade on 13th January 2020 while metal-detecting on a field under pasture in Llangeitho Community, Ceredigion.  Initially, 17 artefacts were reported as part of this find with a further 9 artefacts found scattered within ploughsoil in the immediate vicinity during January and February 2020, which were also reported and added to this hoard find. A second hoard of 38 fragments from a minimum of 25 artefacts, with a central findspot located approx…
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-08BBD9
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
1.0 Discovery, reporting & findspot investigation (AG, CG & CE) A Late Bronze Age hoard was discovered by Craig Hearne and Kieran Slade on 13th January 2020 while metal-detecting on a field under pasture in Llangeitho Community, Ceredigion.  Initially, 33 fragments from a minimum of 23 artefacts were reported as part of this find, with a further 11 artefact fragments found scattered at later dates between late January and early March 2020, subsequently reported and added to this hoard find. A second hoard of 25 artefacts, with a central findspot located approximately 10m …
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llangeitho Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-69D01E
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description of objects (AG) 1. Faceted and socketed axe, Type Gillespie, bronze – half of mouth missing Dimensions: length 81.8mm; surviving blade width 43.9mm; body width below loop 30.9mm; external mouth dimensions (side to side) approx. 30.6mm; depth socket approx. 59.0mm; width loop 6.1-7.6mm; surviving weight (before conservation) 137.0g. This is a near complete bronze faceted axe, missing one half of its mouth on one face and side. The axe has distinct angular facets down each face side-margin, giving the entire axe eight facets in total. The axe has a deep onset colla…
Created on: Wednesday 11th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-9A3A33
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
Descriptions Type Meldreth, Variant Aylsham faceted axe (Class D) - socket mouth and loop fragment Dimensions: Maximum surviving length 44.6mm; maximum surviving width at mouth 34.5mm; depth of collar to upper moulding margin 17.6mm; width of loop 5.3-5.5mm; surviving weight (prior to conservation) 20.9g. This is a partial mouth, upper face and loop-side fragment of a bronze slender socketed axe. The axe has a deep and trumpet shaped collar, whose lower margins are defined by three horizontal grooves, with a combined maximum width of approximately 4mm. The mouth top is fla…
Created on: Tuesday 6th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-8173CF
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Published
Ribbed socketed axe fragment, probable South Wales type Dimensions: Maximum surviving length 48.6mm; maximum surviving width at mouth 40.9mm; thickness of mouth 5.3-7.2mm; width of upper loop 4.0mm; dimensions runner-stubs (1) near loop 8.3 by 2.9mm; height 0.1mm; (2) face 6.6 by 2.9mm; height 0.1mm; surviving weight 39.4g. This is an upper face and partial mouth fragment of a ribbed bronze socketed axe. The axe has a collar, which in profile is vertical rather than everted, with a slightly convex shape and slight rounding at the upper and lower edge margins. A narrow upper lo…
Created on: Monday 5th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-47D2BB
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Published
1. Gold penannular bar bracelet fragment - Type 4B Dimensions: surviving length 25.7mm; bar width 5.7mm; bar thickness 4mm; head width 9.8mm; head thickness 8.3mm; weight 7.36g. This is a terminal fragment of a gold bar bracelet with a D-shape section. The bar expands abruptly to a solid, outwardly expanding flat terminal, also with a D-section. On the flat terminal face there is a slight penannular shaped hollow 0.5-1.0mm wide running around the sides and outer margins of the terminal. This is inset parallel with and approximately 0.5mm from the outer edge of the terminal face…
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-34C32C
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Descriptions Socketed axe fragment Dimensions: surviving length 24.5mm; surviving width 50.8mm; width at break 42.0mm; thickness at break 12mm; weight 54.8g. This is the lower blade and cutting edge of a socketed axe, broken across the internal socket aperture in antiquity. The cutting edge is worn and damaged so the original edge no longer survives, but curved shape and the curved expanding nature of the sides suggest it may have originally possessed slightly flared tips. The incomplete nature of this axe means it cannot be definitely assigned a type. The break has occ…
Created on: Monday 8th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-B5E854
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Plain Pegged Spearhead with flame-shaped blade of Type 11 A - largely complete, two fragments (metal-detector find, number 9) Dimensions: Surviving length approx. 195.0mm; max. blade width 46.6mm; max. blade length approx. 154.0mm; surviving socket length approx. 41.0mm; surviving external diameter of socket at break 25.9mm; depth of socket - unknown, as obscured by concretion; diameter of surviving peg hole approx. 5.7mm; surviving weight (prior to conservation) 190.2g. Dimensions of small socket fragment: max. surviving length 10.3mm; surviving width 7.5mm; thickness…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-D8F445
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Torfaen
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age copper alloy hoard. 1. Ribbed socketed axe fragment Dimensions: surviving length70.3mm; surviving blade width 44.2mm; width at upper break approx.33.5mm; surviving depth of socket approx. 49.0mm; surviving weight 110.9g. Blade and body fragment of a ribbed socketed axe of bronze, with the mouth, loop, upper body and one side missing. Three near parallel ribs descend down each face. The surviving axe side is near straight, but slightly divergent toward the blade end, with a slight outward curvature near the blade. The surviving face edges are rounded giving th…
Created on: Friday 11th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-1D36B5
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Bridgend
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age hoard comprising one flat axe and one axe-chisel. 1. Flat axe - Type Barton Stacey (Class 3D) Dimensions: maximum length 156.0mm; width of butt 34.2mm; blade width 98.1mm; maximum thickness 9.2mm; weight 475.2g. This is a complete flat axe in good condition, with original surfaces surviving over the majority of the axe. The axe is narrow-butted and wide-bladed and has a lenticular profile. The sides of the axe are gently concave, expanding modestly from the butt to the blade end. There is slight triple faceting visible down the sides of the axe, indicating th…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd August 2017
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-1C435C
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age hoard comprising five socketed axes and one axe fragment. 1. South Wales type socketed axe Dimensions: surviving length 101.5mm; surviving blade width 51.1mm; width below loop 42.9mm; external mouth dimensions 51.0 by 41.9mm; internal mouth dimensions 33.0 by 27.1mm; dimensions of runner stubs 8.6 by 4.5mm; height 1.0mm; (2) 8.2 by 4.9mm; height 0.5mm; (3) 7.5 by 3.7mm; height 0.5mm; (4) 9.0 by 3.5mm; height 0.2mm; depth of socket approx. 83.0mm; surviving weight 278.7g. A near complete socketed axe with a broken loop, of blocky rectangular form, with straight an…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-AFDAE8
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age hoard of two socketed axes and one spearhead. 1. South Wales type socketed axe Dimensions: length (including runner stub) 101.8mm; length (excluding runner stub (99.6mm); blade width 45.3mm; width below loop 39.4mm; external mouth dimensions 49.6 by 47.5mm; internal mouth dimensions 31.0 by 30.3mm; dimensions of runner stubs (1) 8.6 by 3.4mm; height 0.3mm; (2) 9.9 by 3.9mm; height 1.2mm; (3) 8.8 by 4.0mm; height 2.2mm; (4) 8.2 by 4.6mm; height 0.1mm; depth of socket approx. 72.0mm; weight 370.8g. This is a complete socketed axe of slender proportions, however …
Created on: Friday 28th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-860652
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age hoard comprising 12 complete and fragmentary socketed axes. 1. South Wales type socketed axe Dimensions: length 109.5mm; surviving blade width 51.3mm; width below loop 43.0mm; external mouth dimensions 58.8 by 46.5mm; internal mouth dimensions 34.5 by 26.0mm; dimensions of runner stubs (1) 10.6 by 7.3mm; height 0.2mm; (2) 11.7 by 8.1mm; height 1.0mm; (3) 9.3 by 5.5mm; height 0.2mm; dimensions of runner scar (4) 8.6 by unknown; depth of socket approx. 75.0mm; surviving weight 439.5g. This is a virtually complete, heavy and long socketed axe with a blocky rectangular…
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-70E941
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age hoard of two spearheads and five socketed axes. 1. Plain Pegged spearhead, with lanceolate blade Dimensions: surviving length 146.3mm; maximum surviving blade width 44.7mm; surviving blade length 115.7mm; maximum surviving external diameter of socket 26.5mm (side to side) by 26.2mm (top to bottom); maximum surviving internal diameter of socket 21.2mm (side to side) by 21.1mm (top to bottom); surviving depth of socket approx. 93.0mm; diameter of peg-holes approx. 5.8mm; surviving weight 142.6g. Lanceolate shaped pegged spearhead with incomplete socket below peg-hole…
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2017
Spatial data recorded.