Object: Gouge
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Mr. Wicks. (Finder), Farm Cottages, Thorley, Herts.,At present on loan to self.
Site: England,Hertfordshire,Thorley,Approx. 170 Yards South of Thorley Church,1954
Parish: Thorley
County: Hertfordshire
Country: England
Grid reference: Herts. Sht. S.W. XXIII, NG 477186
Year of discovery: 1954
Length (mm): 89
Width (mm): 19
Edge (mm): 14
Weight (g): 85
Other: Length: 3 1/2" = 88.9mm,Width: 3/4" = 19.05mm at shaft end tapering to 9/16" = 14.29mm at cutting end,Weight: 3 oz = 85.05 gms
Associations: Celt found within 200 yards in 1943.
Description: Gouge, socket hollow to a distance of 2 5/8" (15.875mm) from the shaft end. Good condition, very little corrosion. Metal shows a brownish colour in parts, remainder a blue green patina.
Publications: Brief note regarding find in East Herts. Arch. Society News Letter No. 4, 1954, under heading, "A Roman Site". Items incorrectly recorded as Gouge and Chisel. NB: - The area is near a Roman site.
Remarks: A late Bronze Age site at NG 486194 to NG 486918 & spear head at NG 502208. J.D. Ellcock, Wg. Celr. (RTD) 12.10.61