. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. nd atNorthampton, is preserved inthe Museum at that town. Celts of the same formand character as Fig. 67 arefound both in Ireland and inFrance. Fig. 68 shows another va-riety, of this form, which be-comes almost conical at thebutt. The original was foundnear Bridlington by Mr. , and is now in myown collection. The materialis greenstone. Implementsof this form, but rarely ex-panding at the edge, are ofcommon occurrence in thatpart of Yorkshire. Some ofthem have been made of avariety of greenstone liable to decomp
. The ancient stone implements, weapons, and ornaments, of Great Britain. nd atNorthampton, is preserved inthe Museum at that town. Celts of the same formand character as Fig. 67 arefound both in Ireland and inFrance. Fig. 68 shows another va-riety, of this form, which be-comes almost conical at thebutt. The original was foundnear Bridlington by Mr. , and is now in myown collection. The materialis greenstone. Implementsof this form, but rarely ex-panding at the edge, are ofcommon occurrence in thatpart of Yorkshire. Some ofthem have been made of avariety of greenstone liable to decomposition from atmospheric or othercauses, and the celts when found present a surface so excessively erodedthat their form can with difficulty be recognised. The Rev. Mr. Greenwellhas celts of the type ofFig. 68, from Willerby, in the East Riding (6£ inchesand 5| inches), and Crambe, in the North Riding of Yorkshire (6 J inches),as well as another (5f inches) from Sherburn, Durham. I have one nearly8 inches long, procured by Mr. Tindall from Speeton, near Bridlington. 9. Fig. 68.—Near Bridlington. 114 POLISHED CELTS. [ CHAP. VI. Mr. R. Fitch, , has one of serpentine, 6£ inches long, from DullsLane, near Loddon, Norfolk, and Mr. J. W. Flower, , has one ofgreenstone, 4^ inches long and 2^ inches wide at the edge, found at MelynWorks, Neath, Glamorganshire. The greenstone celt found in GrimesGraves,* Norfolk, was of this form, but rather longer in its proportions,being 7i inches long, and 2^ inches broad at the edge, which is H. Durden, of Blandford, has a greenstone celt of this type, 5 inchesin length, found at Langton, near Blandford, the butt-end of which isroughened by picking, probably for insertion in a socket. The Duke, of Lake, near Salisbury, has a celt of this character, found ina tumulus in that parish. I have both French and Danish specimensof the same form at the butt, though narrower at the edge. Another variety, in which thebutt-end
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