Object: Flanged Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum, 69.12-20.6,Given by the Duke of Bedford 1869,Fig. 10
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: SX 51 53
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 115
Width (mm): 26
Edge (mm): 70
Thickness (mm): 13
Weight (g): 271
Surface: Badly corroded on one face, but much metallic surface showing on the other.
Other: Width: edge 70mm; butt 26mm,Thickness: 13mm; 18mm,Weight: 270.95 gms
Associations: Part of a hoard consisting of 16 flanged celts, 3 daggers, a spearhead, and a chisel.
Publications: Evans, J., Ancient Bronze Implements, 50, 51, 165, 241, 259, 464,Arch. Journ. XXVI, 346, where the scale given is erroneous
Remarks: CI