Object: Celt
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: BPS Stortford Local History Society
Site: England,Hertfordshire,Thorley,100 Yards of North of Thorley Church, 1961
Parish: Thorley
County: Hertfordshire
Country: England
Grid reference: Herts SHT SW XXIII, NG 476190
Year of discovery: 1961
Length (mm): 38
Edge (mm): 42
Weight (g): 85
Surface: Good condition, very little corrosion. Signs of original fracture mostly obliterated by hammering which has flattened surfaces.
Other: Length: 1 1/2" = 38.1mm,Width: cutting edge 1 21/32" = 42.06mm,Weight: 3 oz = 85.05 gms
Associations: Celt found within 476 Yds. 1943, & gouge within 306 Yards in 1954.
Description: Fractured cutting end of celt. Hollow to 1 1/16" (27mm) from cutting edge. Examination shows it has been used as a wedge at an early period after fracture from main body.
Publications: NIL
Remarks: There is a L.B.A. & R.B. site between NG 486194 & NG 486198, & spearhead found at NG 502208