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Cheshire Historic Environment Record

Name:Bronze Age find from Beeston Castle Area
SMR Number:4055
Type of record:Find Spot
Map Sheet:SJ55NW
Parish:BEESTON, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Summary

A socketed Bronze Age axe head was reported as being found here.The loop has broken off and some of the socket is missing.There are clear signs of sharpening and the axe is still sharp. There is a closest parallel in Davey ''Bronze Age Metalwork'' No 96.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 801 BC)

Associated Finds

  • SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age to Iron Age - 2600 BC to 701 BC)