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The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons, and Ornaments, of Great Britain and Ireland

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CHAPTER III.

FLAT AND FLANGED CELTS.

FIG. PAGE

1. Cyprus 40

2. Butterwick 41

3. Moot Low 44

Llew. Jewitt, F.S.A., “Grave Mounds,” fig. 187.

4. Yorkshire 45

5. Weymouth 46

6. Read 47

7. Suffolk 48

8. Arreton Down 49

Archæologia, vol. xxxvi. p. 329.

9. Plymstock 50

10. ——” 50

Arch. Journ., vol. xxvi. p. 346.

11. Thames 52

12. Norfolk 52

13. Dorsetshire 53

14. Lewes 53

Arch. Journ., vol. xviii. p. 167.

15. Ely 53

16. Barrow 54

17. Liss 54

18. Rhosnesney 55

19. Drumlanrig 56

20. Lawhead 57

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. vii. p. 105.

21. Nairn 58

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. ii. N.S.

22. Falkland 59

23. Greenlees 59

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. xii. p. 601.

24. Perth 60

25. Applegarth 60

26. Dams 61

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. xiii. p. 120.

27. Ballinamallard 61

28. North of Ireland 62

29. Ireland 62

30. Tipperary 62

Arch. Journ., vol. vi. p. 410.

31. Ireland 63

32. Connor 64

33. Clontarf 65

34. Ireland 65

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 248.

35. Ireland 66

36. Trim 66

37. Ireland 66

38. —” 66

39. Punched patterns 67

40. —”———” 67

41. —”———” 67

42. —”———” 67

43. —”———” 67

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” figs. 286 to 290.

44. Armoy 68

45. Ireland 68

46. —” 69

47. —” 69

CHAPTER IV.

WINGED CELTS AND PALSTAVES.

48. Icelandic Palstave 71

49. —”———” 71

Arch. Journ., vol. vii. p. 74.

50. Wigton 73

51. Chollerford Bridge 74

52. Chatham 74

53. Burwell Fen 75

54. Bucknell 75

55. Culham 75

56. Reeth 76

57. Dorchester 76

58. Colwick 77

59. Barrington 78

60. Harston 78

61. Shippey 79

62. Severn 80

63. Sunningwell 80

64. Weymouth 82

65. Burwell Fen 82

66. East Harnham 83

67. Burwell Fen 83

68. Thames 84

69. Stibbard 84

70. Irthington 85

71. North Owersby 85

72. Bonn 85

73. Dorchester 87

74. Wallingford 88

75. Stanton Harcourt 88

76. Brassington 89

77. Bath 89

78. Oldbury Hill 90

79. Ross 91

80. Honington 91

81. Ely 92

82. Bottisham 92

83. Nettleham 93

Arch. Journ., vol. xviii. p. 160.

84. Cambridge 93

85. Carlton Rode 94

86. Penvores 96

87. West Buckland 96

Arch. Journ., vol. xxxvii. p. 107.

88. Bryn Crûg 96

89. Andalusia 97

Arch. Journ., vol. vi. p. 69.

90. Burreldale Moss 98

91. Balcarry 98

92. Pettycur 99

Arch. Journ., vol. vi. p. 377.

93. Ireland 100

94. —” 100

95. —” 101

96. North of Ireland 101

97. Lanesborough 101

98. Trillick 102

99. Ireland 102

100. —” 102

101. —” 102

102. —” 103

103. —” 103

104. —” 103

105. Miltown 104

106. Ireland 105

107. —” 105

108. —” 105

109. Ballymena 105

CHAPTER V.

SOCKETED CELTS.

110. High Roding 109

111. Dorchester, Oxon 109

112. Wilts 110

113. Harty 110

114. —” 111

115. Dorchester, Oxon 111

116. Reach Fen 112

117. —”——” 112

118. Canterbury 114

119. Usk 114

120. Alfriston 115

121. Cambridge Fens 116

122. High Roding 116

123. Chrishall 117

124. Reach Fen 117

125. Barrington 117

126. Mynydd-y-Glas 119

127. Stogursey 120

128. Guildford 120

129. Frettenham 120

130. Ely 121

131. Caston 121

132. Carlton Rode 122

133. Fornham 122

134. Fen Ditton 123

135. Bottisham 123

136. Winwick 123

137. Kingston 124

138. Cayton Carr 124

139. Lakenheath 125

140. Thames 125

141. Kingston 125

142. —–” 126

143. Thames 127

144. Givendale 127

145. Cambridge 127

146. Blandford 127

147. Ireland (?) 128

148. Barrington 128

149. Hounslow 128

150. Wallingford 128

151. Newham 129

152. Westow 130

153. Wandsworth 130

Arch. Journ., vol. vi. p. 378.

154. Whittlesea 130

155. Nettleham 132

Arch. Journ., vol. xviii. p. 160.

156. Croker Collection 132

157. Nettleham 132

Arch. Journ., vol. xviii. p. 160.

158. Ulleskelf 132

159. Reach Fen 133

160. Carlton Rode 133

161. Arras 134

162. Bell’s Mills 135

“Catal. Ant. Mus. Ed.”

163. North Knapdale 136

164. Bell’s Mills 136

165. —”——” 136

“Catal. Ant. Mus. Ed.”

166. Leswalt 137

Ayr and Wigton Coll., vol. ii. p. 11.

167. Ireland 138

168. —” 138

169. Belfast 139

170. Ireland 139

171. —” 139

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 280.

172. Athboy 140

173. Meath 140

174. Ireland 140

175. Newtown Crommolin 141

176. North of Ireland 141

177. Ireland 141

178. —” 142

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R.I.A.,” fig. 275.

179. Kertch 142

Arch. Journ., vol. xiv. p. 91.

CHAPTER VI.

METHODS OF HAFTING CELTS.

180. Stone Axe of Montezuma II. 148

181. Aymara Stone Hatchet 148

182. Modern African Axe of Iron 149

183. Stone Axe, Robenhausen 150

184. Bronze Axe, Hallein 152

185. Raron, Brigue 154

186. Edenderry 155

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R.I.A.,” fig. 257.

187. Chiusi 156

188. Winwick 158

189. Everley 163

CHAPTER VII.

CHISELS, GOUGES, AND OTHER TOOLS.

190. Plymstock 166

Arch. Journ., vol. xxvi. p. 346.

191. Heathery Burn 166

192. Glenluce 166

192*. Carlton Rode 167

193. Wallingford 168

194. Reach Fen 168

195. Thixendale 168

196. Yattendon 169

197. Broxton 169

198. Scotland 170

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. xii. p. 613.

199. Ireland 170

200. Carlton Rode 171

201. Westow 172

202. Heathery Burn Cave 172

203. Carlton Rode 173

204. Thorndon 174

205. Harty 174

206. Undley 175

207. Carlton Rode 175

208. Tay 175

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. v. p. 127.

209. Ireland 176

210. Thorndon 178

211. Harty 178

212. —” 178

213. Carlton Rode 178

214. Taunton 178

215. Ireland 179

Proc. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. iii. p. 66.

216. Dowris 179

Proc. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. iii. p. 65.

217. Fresné la Mère 182

218. —”———” 182

219. Heathery Burn Cave 185

220. Harty 186

221. Reach Fen 186

222. Ebnall 186

Proc. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. iii. p. 66.

223. Upton Lovel 189

Archæologia, vol. xliii. p. 466.

224. Thorndon 189

225. Butterwick 189

226. Bulford 190

Archæologia, vol. xliii. p. 465.

227. Winterbourn Stoke 190

228. Wiltshire 191

Archæologia, vol. xliii. p. 467.

229. Llangwyllog 192

230. Ireland 192

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R.I.A.,” fig. 403.

CHAPTER VIII.

SICKLES.

231. Mœrigen 196

Arch. Journ., vol. xxx. p. 192.

232. Edington Burtle 197

233. —”———” 197

234. Thames 198

235. Near Bray 199

236. Near Errol, Perthshire 200

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. vii. p. 378.

237. Garvagh, Derry 200

238. Athlone 201

CHAPTER IX.

KNIVES, RAZORS, ETC.

239. Wicken Fen 204

240. Thorndon 205

241. Reach Fen 205

242. Heathery Burn Cave 206

Proc. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. ii. p. 132.

243. Kilgraston, Perthshire 206

244. Kells 207

245. Ireland 208

246. Moira 209

247. Fresné la Mère 209

248. Skye 209

Wilson’s “Preh. Ann. of Scot.,” vol. i. p. 400.

249. Wester Ord 209

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. viii. p. 310.

250. Reach Fen 210

251. —”——” 210

252. Heathery Burn Cave 212

253. Harty 212

254. Ireland 212

255. Ballyclare 213

256. Reach Fen 213

257. Ballycastle 213

258. Ireland 213

259. Wigginton 214

260. Isle of Harty 214

261. Allhallows, Hoo 214

262. Cottle 215

Proc. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. ii. p. 301.

263. Reach Fen 216

264. Lady Low 216

265. Winterslow 216

266. Priddy 216

267. Balblair 217

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. vii. p. 476.

268. Rogart 217

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. x. p. 431.

269. Wallingford 218

270. Heathery Burn Cave 218

271. Dunbar 219

272. —” 219

273. —” 219

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. x. p. 440.

274. Ireland 219

Wilde’s “Catal. Mus. R.I.A.,” fig. 433.

275. Kinleith 220

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. v. p. 87.

276. Nidau 221

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. v. p. 91.

CHAPTER X.

DAGGERS AND THEIR HILTS.—RAPIER-SHAPED BLADES.

277. Roundway 223

278. Driffield 224

279. Butterwick 225

280. Helperthorpe 227

281. ——–” 227

282. Garton 228

Archæologia, vol. xliii. p. 441.

283. Wilmslow 228

284. Hammeldon Down 229

285. Reach Fen 230

286. Allhallows, Hoo 230

287. Brigmilston 231

288. Leicester 231

289. Normanton 232

290. Roke Down 233

291. Ireland 235

292. Belleek 235

Journ. R. H. and A. Assoc. of Ireland, 4th S., vol. ii. p. 196.

293. Ireland 235

294. Woodyates 236

295. Homington 237

296. Idmiston 237

297. Dow Low 239

298. Cleigh 239

Proc. Soc. Ant. Soc., vol. x. p. 84.

299. Collessie 239

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. xii. p. 440.

300. Musdin 240

301. Plymstock 240

Arch. Journ., vol. xxvi. p. 346.

302. Winterbourn Stoke 240

303. Camerton 243

304. Cambridge 243

305. Magherafelt 245

Journ. R. H. and A. Assoc. of Ireland, 2nd S., vol. i. p. 286.

306. Arreton Down 245

307. Kinghorn 245

308. Colloony 246

309. Ireland 246

Wilde’s “Catal. Mus. R.I.A.” fig. 347.

310. Kilrea 247

311. Thames 247

312. Thatcham 247

313. Coveney 249

314. Thames 249

315. Chatteris 251

316. Thetford 251

317. Londonderry 251

318. Lissane 252

Wilde’s “Catal. Mus. R.I.A.,” fig. 314.

319. Galbally 253

Journ. R. H. and A. Assoc. of Ireland, 4th S., vol. ii. p. 197.

320. Tipperary 254

321. Ely 255

322. North of Ireland 255

323. Raphoe 255

CHAPTER XI.

TANGED AND SOCKETED DAGGERS, OR SPEAR-HEADS, HALBERDS AND MACES.

324. Arreton Down 258

325. Stratford le Bow 258

326. Matlock 259

327. Plymstock 259

Arch. Journ., vol. xxvi. p. 349.

328. Arreton Down 260

329. Årup 261

Montelius, “Sver. Forntid,” fig. 131.

330. China 262

331. Ireland 264

332. Cavan 266

333. Newtown Limavady 267

334. Ballygawley 267

335. Falkland 268

336. Stranraer 268

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. vii. p. 423.

337. Harbyrnrigge 269

338. Shropshire 269

339. Lidgate 271

Arch. Journ., vol. vi. p. 181.

340. Great Bedwin 271

Arch. Journ., vol. vi. p. 411.

341. Ireland 271

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R.I.A.,” fig. 361.

CHAPTER XII.

LEAF-SHAPED SWORDS.

342. Battersea 278

343. Barrow 279

344. Newcastle 281

345. Wetheringsett 283

346. Tiverton 284

347. Kingston 284

348. Ely 286

349. River Cherwell 286

350. Lincoln 287

Proc. Soc. Ant., vol. ii. p. 199.

351. Whittingham 288

352. Brechin 288

353. Edinburgh 290

354. Newtown Limavady 292

355. Ireland 292

356. —” 292

357. —” 292

358. Muckno 294

359. —” 294

Journ. R. H. & A. Assoc. of Ireland, 3rd S., vol. i. p. 23.

360. Muckno 295

361. Mullylagan 295

Journ. R. H. & A. Assoc. of Ireland, 4th S., vol. ii. p. 257.

362. Mullylagan 295

363. Ireland 296

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 322.

CHAPTER XIII.

SCABBARDS AND CHAPES.

364. Isleworth 302

365. Guilsfield 303

366. River Isis, near Dorchester 303

367. Ireland 303

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 335.

368. Stogursey, Somerset 304

369. Brechin 304

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. i. p. 81.

370. Pant-y-Maen 304

371. Reach Fen 305

372. Cloonmore 305

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 336.

373. Stoke Ferry 305

374. Keelogue Ford, Ireland 306

375. Mildenhall 306

376. Thames 307

377. Isle of Harty 308

CHAPTER XIV.

SPEAR-HEADS, LANCE-HEADS, ETC.

378. Thames, London 312

379. Lough Gur 312

380. —”——” 312

381. Heathery Burn Cave 312

382. Nettleham 314

Arch. Journ., vol. xviii. p. 159.

383. Achtertyre 315

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. ix. p. 435.

384. North of Ireland 316

385. Newark 317

386. Reach Fen 317

387. Ireland 317

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 367.

388. North of Ireland 319

389. Ireland 319

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 368.

390. Reach Fen 319

391. Thorndon 319

392. Culham 320

393. Athenry 320

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 382.

394. Thetford 321

395. Lakenheath 323

396. Near Cambridge 323

397. North of Ireland 323

398. Ireland 324

399. Thames 324

400. Ireland 324

401. Near Ballymena 325

402. Ireland 326

403. —” 326

404. —” 326

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” figs. 385, 386, 378.

405. Elford 327

406. Isleham Fen 328

407. Stibbard 329

408. Ireland 329

409. Lakenheath Fen 329

410. Nettleham 330

Arch. Journ., vol. xviii. p. 160.

411. Knockans 331

412. Lurgan 332

Proc. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. ii. p. 65.

413. Ireland 332

414. Antrim 332

415. Thames 333

416. Naworth Castle 333

417. Blakehope 334

418. Whittingham 334

419. Winmarleigh 335

420. Burwell Fen 336

421. Denhead 337

“Catal. Ant. Mus. Ed.,” p. 98.

422. Speen 337

423. Nettleham 339

Arch. Journ., vol. xviii. p. 160.

424. Guilsfield 339

425. Glancych 341

426. Fulbourn 341

427. Hereford 341

CHAPTER XV.

SHIELDS, BUCKLERS, AND HELMETS.

428. Little Wittenham 344

Messrs. James Parker & Co.

429. Harlech 345

430. Coveney 346

431. —–” 347

432. Beith 347

433. —” 348

434. Beith 349

Ayr and Wigton Coll., vol. i. p. 66.

435. Yetholm 350

436. —–” 350

437. —–” 350

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. v. p. 165.

CHAPTER XVI.

TRUMPETS AND BELLS.

438. Limerick 357

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 360.

439. Tralee 358

440. —” 359

441. —” 359

Journ. R. H. and A. Assoc. of Ireland, 4th S., vol. iii. p. 422.

442. Africa 359

443. Derrynane 360

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 529.

444. Portglenone 361

Journ. R. H. and A. Assoc. of Ireland, 4th S., vol. iii. p. 422.

445. The Caprington Horn 362

Ayr and Wigton Coll., vol. i. p. 74.

446. Dowris 364

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 523.

CHAPTER XVII.

PINS.

447. Heathery Burn Cave 365

Proc. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. ii. p. 130.

448. Brigmilston 366

449. Everley 366

450. Bryn Crûg 367

Arch. Journ., vol. xxv. p. 246.

451. Taunton 367

452. Chilton Bustle 367

Arch. Journ., vol. ix. p. 106.

453. Ireland 368

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 452.

454. River Wandle 368

Arch. Journ., vol. ix. p. 8.

455. Scratchbury 369

456. Camerton 369

Both from Archæologia, vol. xliii. p. 468.

457. Ireland 370

458. —” 370

459. Cambridge 370

460. Ireland 370

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 447.

461. North of Ireland 370

462. Keelogue Ford 371

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 449.

463. Ireland 371

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.” fig. 448.

464. Edinburgh 372

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., New S., vol. i. p. 322.

465. Ireland 372

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 450.

CHAPTER XVIII.

TORQUES, BRACELETS, RINGS, EAR-RINGS, AND PERSONAL ORNAMENTS.

466. Wedmore 375

467. –—” 376

468. West Buckland 377

Arch. Journ., vol. xxxvii. p. 107.

469. Wedmore 378

470. Yarnton 379

471. Montgomeryshire 380

Proc. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. iv. p. 467.

472. Achtertyre 382

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. ix. p. 435.

473. Redhill 382

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. i. p. 138.

474. Scilly 383

475. Liss 383

476. Stoke Prior 384

Arch. Journ., vol. xx. p. 200.

477. Stobo Castle 384

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. ii. p. 277.

478. Guernsey 385

Arch. Assoc. Journ., vol. iii. p. 344.

479. Cornwall 385

480. Normanton 385

Archæologia, vol. xliii. p. 469.

481. West Buckland 386

Arch. Journ., vol. xxxvii. p. 107.

482. Ham Cross 386

483. Heathery Burn Cave 386

Proc. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. ii. p. 131.

484. County Cavan 387

485. Cowlam 387

486. –—” 388

487. Ireland 389

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 480.

488. Woolmer Forest 390

Proc. Soc. Ant., vol. ii. p. 83.

489. Dumbarton 390

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. iii. p. 24.

490. Cowlam 392

491. Goodmanham 392

Greenwell’s “British Barrows,” p. 324.

492. Orton 392

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. viii. p. 30.

CHAPTER XIX.

CLASPS, BUTTONS, BUCKLES, AND MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS.

493. Reach Fen 397

494. —”—–” 397

495. Broadward 397

Arch. Camb., 4th S., vol. iii. p. 354.

496. Trillick 398

Journ. R. H. and A. Assoc. of Ireland, 3rd S., vol. i. p. 164.

497. Ireland 399

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 494.

498. Cowlam 400

499. Reach Fen 400

500. Edinburgh 401

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., New S., vol. i. p. 322.

501. Heathery Burn Cave 402

502. ——”———–” 402

Both from Proc. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. iii. p. 236.

503. Harty 403

504. Dreuil, Amiens 404

505. Abergele 404

506. —–” 404

507. —–” 404

508. Dreuil, Amiens 405

CHAPTER XX.

VESSELS, CALDRONS, ETC.

509. Golden Cup, Rillaton 408

Arch. Journ., vol. xxiv. p. 189.

510. Kincardine Moss 410

Wilson, “Preh. Ann. of Scot.,” vol. i. p. 409.

511. Ireland 411

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 407.

512. Ireland 412

Wilde, “Catal. Mus. R. I. A.,” fig. 409.

513. Capecastle Bog 413

CHAPTER XXI.

METAL, MOULDS, AND THE METHOD OF MANUFACTURE.

514. Falmouth 426

Arch. Journ., vol. xvi. p. 39.

515. Ballymena 429

516. Ireland 431

517. —–” 431

518. Ballymoney 433

519. Broughshane 433

520. Knighton 434

521. ——” 434

522. Maghera, Co. Derry 435

523. Lough Gur 436

Arch. Journ., vol. xx. p. 170.

524. Campbelton 437

525. ——” 437

526. ——” 437

Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot., vol. vi. p. 48.

527. Hotham Carr 439

528. Wiltshire 440

529. —–” 440

Proc. Soc. Ant., vol. iii. p. 158.

530. Harty 441

531. —” 442

532. —” 446

533. Heathery Burn Cave 448

Proc. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. ii. p. 132.

534. Stogursey 450

535. ——” 450

536. ——” 450

537. Heathery Burn Cave 451

Proc. Soc. Ant., 2nd S., vol. ii. p. 132.

538. Kirby Moorside 452

539. Hove 452

Sussex Arch. Coll., vol. ix. p. 120.

540. Harty 453

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