Object: Flanged celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum 69 12 2 20,  Given by the Duke of Bedford 1869
Site: England, Devon, Plymstock, about a mile east of Preston, beneath a flat stone at a depth of 2 feet.
Parish: Plymstock
County: Devon
Country: England
Grid reference: SX 51 53
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 157
Width (mm): butt 26
Edge (mm): 74
Thickness (mm): edge 12, butt 21
Weight (g): 367.63
Surface: Metallic with spots of green corrosion, slight on one face, numerous on the other.
Associations: Part of a hoard consisting of 16 flanged celts. 3 daggers. a spearhead + a chisel.
Description: Sides show 3 facets.,  Corners of edge blunted. Otherwise perfect.
Publications: Evans. Ancient Bronze Implements 50. 51. 165. 241. 259. 464.,  Arch. Journ. XXVI. 346. where the scale given is erroneous.
Remarks: On display (+ 1 chisel) in Exeter. 4 axes