Object: Spearhead
Completeness: Fragment
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Merredew, Mr. T - Private,25 Dartmouth House, Elmwood Road, W. Croydon, CR0 2SL
Site: England,Surrey,Woldingham,South Hawke Woods,Discovered by Mr. Tony Merredew, 25 Dartmouth House, Elmwood Rd, West Croydon, CR0 2SL, on 11 May 80 whilst metal detecting along the main footpath leading from the car park in South Hawke Woods; item located under a tree root at approx. 5" depth; Mr. Merredew is a member of West Kent Detector Club (DF); spot marked on returned map at TQ 373 543 is a little North of South Hawke Woods at c. TQ 373 540
Discovery context: woodland
Parish: Woldingham
County: Surrey
Country: England
Grid reference: c. TQ 373 543
Year of discovery: 1980
Length (mm): 84
Weight (g): 33
Surface: Light olive green p. surface - probably thin patina, parts flaked or cleaned to brown/gold metal.
Associations: 8a. Single Find
Description: Dimensions: EL 83.5mm; EDs 66mm; Wt. 33.1 g,Typology: blade wing and slightly ogival outline; mid-rib semi-circular,Manufacture: neat e. bev. following outline - hollowed; s. end may have been little off centre leaving one side rather thin metal.,Condition: all breaks look ancient; most intact blade wing (this also bent up a little) has a smoothed rounded 'break' at base which is patinated - either miscast or reworked in antiquity? Striations along blade probably associated with med. cleaning, also small area rubbed to brown/gold.,Attached Material: chalky fawn soil coat in socket.
Remarks: Archive: PIF,PRBAF: DF (S); SI,Ext. CI,Rec.: SN July 80,Source Sb.A.,Sub. Inf.: K Peters (Kent Arch Soc.) 6 June 80