Object: Flanged celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum 69 12 1 20,  Given by the Duke of Bedford 1869.,  Fig 91
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: 5X 51 53
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 171
Width (mm): butt 25
Edge (mm): 90
Thickness (mm): edge 12, butt 20
Weight (g): 489.1
Surface: corroded all over. except where the carbonate has been removed since discovery. where the metallic surface is visible.
Associations: Part of a hoard consisting of 16 flanged celts. 3 daggers. a spearhead + a chisel.
Publications: Evans. Ancient Bronze Implements. 50. 51. 165. 241. 259. 464.,  Arch. Journ. XXVI. 346. where the scale given is erroneous.