Billy Mill, Shiremoor Farm, casting of Bronze Age axe head

HER Number:
4619

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Billy Mill, Shiremoor Farm, casting of Bronze Age axe head

Place:
Billy Mill

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Tools and Equipment

Site Type: Broad:
Moulding Equipment

Site Type: Specific:
Axe Mould

General Period:
Prehistoric

Specific Period:
Bronze Age

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
A number of metal artefacts were reported by a resident of Jarrow in 1993 who had found the objects using a metal detector in an area of rough pasture at Shiremoor Farm. The finds included numerous pieces of 20th century bronze and lead alloy, along with two lead tokens with moulded anchors on the obverse. More interesting was the copper alloy casting of a middle Bronze Age axe head. It appeared to be the product of a faulty waste wax casting, and weighed 10 ounces. Further lead-bronze alloy waste pieces were found scattered 100-200 metres to the south west.

Easting:
3248

Northing:
6982

Grid Reference:
NZ32486982

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4619 >> Pers. Comm. C. Hart, 1993, Arbeia Roman Fort