Find Spot record 14 - Bronze Age palstave

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ37NE4 (Index). SCH2487.

A single-looped palstave found a few years ago by a hedge in Church Lane, Great Sutton. It may have been brought in road building material, though this seems unlikely.

<2> Chester Archaeological Society, Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society, 1952, Vol 39, p.109-10 (Journal/Periodical). SCH1595.

Single looped palstave, 6 and 1/4 inches long and weighing 15 and 1/4 oz. The blade has a shallow rib on each side below the stop ridge. This palstave is unusual in having the loop above the stop ridge.
Repositry - Grosvenor Museum (Accession No. 75.P.51)

<3> Davey P & Forster E, 1975, Bronze Age Metalwork from Lancashire and Cheshire, 1, p.102 (Monograph). SCH488.

<4> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, Vol 1, p.102 (Book). SCH3556.

Looped palstave, low-flanged single midrib. 155mm long.

<5> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, Artefact Record Sheet, No.385 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.

Bronze palstave found in Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port. It has an expanded blade with side loop. Vertical ridge on both sides of blade. Corroded blade, chipped cutting edge, side loop, flange-edges and butt.

<6> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, Record Card, No.385 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.