Find Spot record 2587 - Prehistoric Axe from Withington Parish

Late Bronze Age socketed axe. Length 10.7cm, max width of cutting edge 5.2cms, max eternal diameter of socket moulding 4cms. the axe has a square socket, and 3 parallel ribs running down both faces (i.e. extruding between the base of the moulding and the cutting face). Conforms to a style current in the Late Bronze Age Ewart Park Phase. Found in two parts at approx. 25cms depth, in a ploughed field at Withington Green. The 2 halves were located 1.5m apart. The fracture is not recent, but could have resulted from plough impact. Reported 9/95. With finder (1). Photos in file.

<1> Various, Written Communication to the HER, Penney S 1996 (Written Communication). SCH3756.