Late Neolithic hammer axe head.

The axe head has been damaged, most likely by a plough, there are scratch marks on the sides and at the butt end some chunks have been broken off. Overall the axe head is sub-triangular in plan, with the butt having rounded corners and the blade not being central. The shafthole is midway between the blade and butt but is not equi-distant from the sides. It is circular and smooth all the way through. The axe is made from a hard, grey, igenous stone.

Using Roe's typology this is a Class 2 as the blade and butt are fairly equal in thickness (1979; P30-32). Their use is not certain but some possibilities include a form of primitive plough or hammer.