| Summary : A large Late Bronze Age hoard was found in 1870 while draining a field at Wick Farm. It comprises 20 sword fragments, 29 socketed axes and 37 fragments of socketed axes, 2 palstaves, 2 gouges, 2 knives/daggers, a chape, 20 complete and fragmentary spearheads and 34 other bronze fragments. The hoard is in Taunton Castle Museum. |
More information : [ST 22464393] An LBA founder's hoard, dated c. 500 (1) or
700 B.C. (2), was found in 1870, when draining a field at Wick
Park, on the Fairfield Estate, Stogursey. It was found in clay,
c.2 feet deep, to the N.E. of Wick Plantation [? Wick Park Covert]
"about 100 yards left of the hunting gate 5 yards from the fence."
[Sited on small-scale plan (4)] For some time the hoard was kept
at St.Audries, Exmoor in the possession of Sir Alexander Acland-Hood;
it was then loaned to Taunton Museum where it remains. It comprises
20 fragments of swords, 29 socketed axes and 37 fragments of
socketed axes, 2 palstaves, 2 gouges, 2 daggers or knives, a
chape, 20 complete and fragmentary spear-heads and 34 fragments of
bronze including 15 with moulding-jets. (1-4)
Assuming that the hunting-gate at ST 22424380 is the one referred
to above, the siting by H.St.G. Gray seems to be tolerably accurate.
Part of the hoard in Taunton Museum is on display (see G.P.
AO/64/88/5). (5)
No additional information. (6)
Additional Bibliography. (7)
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