Find Spot record 2972 - Carved Stone Head from Widnes

<1> Various, Written Communication to the HER, Nicholson. S /51 Archaeological Survey of Merseyside Record Card. (Written Communication). SCH3756.

Celtic Carved Stone Head. Straight sided nose, slit mouth and fairly long neck. Probably dates to around the 1st to 2nd century AD. It was found in a garden in Widnes in 1968. Identified by Mr. Sidney Jackson formerly of Bradford Museum.

<2> Various, Written Communication to the HER, The Manchester Museum, Petch. M 1991. (Written Communication). SCH3756.

The current whereabouts are unknown. It belongs to a large group of stone heads from Britain which on stylistic grounds are termed 'Celtic', but which show continuity into the Post Medieval period. Also mentioned in the Manchester Museum Record List of 1991.