Object: Rapier
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Shrewsbury Museum, donor Rev. W. Brewater, vicar Middleton-in-C., he also lent it to the exhibition of Shrwps. Antiqs.  1898 (No. J2) [arrow pointing to entry in References to Publications]
Site: Wales, Powys, Churchstoke, found at foot of Corndon Hill, “the Top Ground”
County: Powys
Country: Wales
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 291
Width (mm): 37
Thickness (mm): See description
Weight (g): 81.5
Patina: grey green + brown-golden bronze shows
Surface: pitted a good deal + edges damaged
Associations: See remarks
Description: Width as: "hilt 37"; Thickness as: "3-4 mm", There may have been a very slight central mid-rib.  It would appear that there were rivet holes at A +  B/
Publications: Auden. V.C.H. Shrops. I, 203 (+ pl. facing p. 200) says “a bronze celt was found not very far from the Stone Circle of Mitchell’s Fold + also a bronze dagger now in Shrewsbury Mus.”, Arch. Camb.  1926 LXXXI. 409-13 with sketch [arrow mentioned above appears to point to this or next entry], S.A.T. X (2nd S) p. 105., Shrops. Arch. Trans. X, 4th Series (1926), Misc. № XV.
Remarks: The Celt (No J8) was then owned by Geo. Mountford, Churchstoke, + was said to have been found about 400 yards from Mitchell’s Fold (ie. On Stapeley Hill)