Object: Spearhead
Classification: V C
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Private Collection,1926,5,Lord Forester,Willey Park,Broseley, Salop.
Site: England,Shropshire,Little Wenlock,Willow Moor,1834 (Spring),(in a marshy field)
Parish: Little Wenlock
County: Shropshire
Country: England
Grid reference: SJ 640 083
Year of discovery: 1834
Length (mm): 125
Width (mm): 27
Edge (mm): 44
Thickness (mm): 17
Weight (g): 92
Other: Width: blade 44mm; socket 27mm,Thickness: blade 17mm; socket 26mm,Weight: just over 92.13 gms
Associations: Hoard of SE of Wrekin. Part of a sword, + 5 spearheads (part of the hoard).
Description: Traces of wooden shaft. Edges sharp. Socket rises to a slight mid-rib, almost worn away. Wings slightly hollowed. Socket extends to A. Above this point, grey core remains.
Publications: Dukes (1834), Arch XXVI, 464-5,Hartshorne, "Salopia Antiqua", (1841), pp. 94-7.