Object: Spearhead
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: With Finder: Mr. J. Kloos, 31 Haymeads Lane, Bishop's Stortford.
Site: England,Hertfordshire,Bishop's Stortford,Haymeads Lane,About 270 Yards from main entrance of Herts & Essex General Hospital (Shows as P.A. INSTN.),Found in 1955 while cutting sewer at a depth of 2'-6" in clay, 1955
Parish: Bishop's Stortford
County: Hertfordshire
Country: England
Grid reference: NG 502208 HERTS SHT XIII SW
Year of discovery: 1955
Length (mm): 78
Width (mm): 19
Thickness (mm): 17
Weight (g): 64
Surface: Pitted and corroded over 50% of surface, remainder dark brown colour.
Other: Length: 3 1/16" = 77.79mm,Width; 3/4" at widest part = 19.05mm,Thickness: 11/16" =  17.46mm at shaft end tapering to 3/8" = 9.525mm at broken tip,Weight: 2 1/4 oz = 63.79 gms
Description: Short socketed spear head, the socket is hollow to a distance of 2 5/8" (66.68mm) from the shaft end and is continued as a solid rib to the broken tip. Two loops halfway between base of socket and spear blade which is of diamond section with blade edges extended and sharpened. The tip is broken off at an estimated length of 3/4" (19.05mm) from the end. Socket is broken or corroded in two places. End of wooden shaft, 2 1/4" (57.15mm) long found, in situ.
Publications: Unpublished
Remarks: Middle bronze age site at NG 486918 and L.B.A. Celt and Gouge at NG 476187 & 477186,J.W. Ellwick, WG, CDR (RTD), 12.10.61