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HER Number (PRN):02650
Name:Find found in late 19th century of a flat axe at Castle Bryn Amlwg
Type of Record:Find Spot
Protected Status:None recorded

Monument Type(s):

  • FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 700 BC)

Summary

Flat Celt or axe of Bronze Age date, presented to the Powysland Museum, Welshpool, in 1874 by the Earl of Powis.

Parish:Bettws-Y-Crwyn, South Shropshire, Shropshire
Map Sheet:SO18SE
Grid Reference:SO 16 84

Related records

01187Related to: Castell Bryn Amlwyg (Monument)
02652Related to: Find before 1874 of a Horse Trapping in the vicinity of Castle Bryn Amlwg (Find Spot)
02651Related to: Find found in late 19th century of a small spearhead at Castle Bryn Amlwg (Find Spot)

Associated Finds

  • FSA1407 - FLAT AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2600 BC to 700 BC)

Associated Events: None recorded

Description

The Earl of Powis presented to the Powysland Museum, Welshpool, in 1874, a flat celt with broad edge, 4.5ins long. Described as found at Castle Bryn Amlwg. Exact find spot not recorded <1>


<00> Shropshire County Council SMR, Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards, SMR Card for PRN SA 02650 (Card index). SSA20722.


<01> Chitty Lily F, 1927/ 1928, Article in the Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society, pv (Article in serial). SSA1189.


<02> Prehistoric Research Group, List compiled by the Shropshire Prehistoric Research Group (Index). SSA569.


<03> Birmingham University, Print out (Index). SSA573.


<04> Jerman H N, 1934, Some unrecorded finds from East Central Wales, with observations on the distribution of find-sites in the region of the Upper Severn., p118 (Article in serial). SSA7515.


<05> Ward, 1933/ 1934, Article in Montgomeryshire Collections, p129 (Article in serial). SSA7516.

Sources

[00]SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 02650.
[01]SSA1189 - Article in serial: Chitty Lily F. 1927/ 1928. Article in the Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Historical Society. Trans Shropshire Archaeol Hist Soc. Ser 4, Vol XI (=Vol 44). pv.
[02]SSA569 - Index: Prehistoric Research Group. List compiled by the Shropshire Prehistoric Research Group.
[03]SSA573 - Index: Birmingham University. Print out.
[04]SSA7515 - Article in serial: Jerman H N. 1934. Some unrecorded finds from East Central Wales, with observations on the distribution of find-sites in the region of the Upper Severn.. Archaeologia Cambrensis. Vol 89. p112-134. p118.
[05]SSA7516 - Article in serial: Ward. 1933/ 1934. Article in Montgomeryshire Collections. Montgomeryshire Coll. Vol 43. p129.
Date Last Edited:Mar 5 2009 4:15PM