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Cwm Mawr Stone Axe FactoryAncient Mine / Quarry
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Axe factory site to be surveyedFrom BBC News: "Archaeologists are hoping to unearth evidence of what they believe to have been one of Bronze Age Britain's largest axe-making "factories". Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT) said the axes, made from a distinctive type rock - known as picrite - had been found throughout the country... continues... |
Posted by baza29th April 2008ce Edited 30th April 2008ce |
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The exact location of the Cwm Mawr stone axe factory is not known. What we do know is that it's somewhere on an unnamed little hill immediately to the south of Corndon Hill. This anonymous little hill is the only source of the picrite, from which the Cwm Mawr stone axes are made, within the region. This heavy picrite was shaped to form large 'axe-hammers' and medium-sized 'battle-axes'. Cwm Mawr is the name of a farm on the hill, but the stone axe factory is more likely to be on another farm upon the hill-side. |
Posted by baza 6th November 2003ce Edited 6th November 2003ce |
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CPAT'Prehistoric Axe Factory near Hyssington, in Powys: Archaeological Survey and Excavation 2007-8.' There are also more details here. Mmm Axe Factory. And enthusiasts of prehistoric rock carvings may also like the photo of a stone criss-crossed with pecked lines. Also it's interesting to see how the freshly made axes would have been a bright blue-green, not the dull brown the picrite turns after weathering. |
Posted by Rhiannon31st May 2010ce Edited 31st May 2010ce |
Gathering the JewelsPhoto of two axes found at Cwm Mawr / Corndon Hill. |
Posted by Rhiannon 24th March 2005ce Edited 24th March 2005ce |
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