Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Private Collection,1923,Lady Stanier, The Citadel (no. 3),Hawkstone, Preston, Brockhurst, Salop,Purchased by the late Sir Beville Stainer from 2nd + 3rd Viscounts HIll
Site: England,Shropshire,Weston-under-Red Castle 7 Wixhill,Found in ruins of Red Castle, Hawkstone
Discovery context: excavated
Parish: Weston-under-red
County: Shropshire
Country: England
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 88
Width (mm): 38
Edge (mm): 43
Thickness (mm): 40
Weight (g): 198
Patina: Black to yellowish green.
Surface: Rough.
Associations: Probably found with 3 other socketed celts, 3 palstaves, a spearhead, a tongue-shaped object of bronze, 4 Roman Coins, a bronze needle, numerous pins and small objects, and several mediaeval items.
Description: Loop missing. Rough metal not wholly cleaned out of socket. Possibly from the same mould as another specimen in this collection.
Remarks: Label adhering: "Lord Hill"