Object: Socketed Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum,  80- 11- 24- 1,  Presented by AW Franks Esq,,  ( Henry Medland, Melbourn, Royston),  24/11/1880
Site: England, Cambridge, Meldreth, Royston
Parish: Meldreth
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Grid reference: TL 37 26
Year of discovery: 1880
Length (mm): 107
Edge (mm): 50
Thickness (mm): 39
Weight (g): 386
Patina: dark green
Surface: slightly corroded
Other: Described under Site as "Founder's hoard. All found together by a workman in Nov 1880 near Meldreth Station Royston, Cambs. Stated to be the whole of the find." Under Associations described as 1-53 and listed as follows:,  17 socketed celts,  5 fragments ",  2  "     winged celts,  1 chisel,  1 gouge,  1 spearhead,  2 fragments  ",  6 fragments swords,  1 knife or razor,  2 pieces of edge of vessel,  1 rough piece from casting,  15 copper cakes,  9 odd fragments
Associations: I- 53 see list under "Transcriber's Comments"
Description: Containing rough piece of copper. Three ribs on each side