Find Details:
| Townland | Colomane East. |
| Parish | Caheragh. |
| Barony | West Carbery. |
| Area | West Cork. |
| County | Cork. |
| Map Reference | Sheet 118; 86cm from W edge, 12.5cm from S edge. |
| NGR X | 10352 ish |
| NGR Y | 04520 ish |
| O.D. | 300-400 ft; 100-110m. |
| Discovery Circumstances | Found lying on the surface within 1m of house N wall. This area had, in 1999, been scraped clean by a JCB and a trench (c. 30 cm deep, 1m from and parallel to house wall) dug for drains. The trench was later backfilled and the area levelled by hand. Spotted as a potentially interesting stone partially encrusted with hard clay deposits and left in a tub of water for some time prior to cleaning. |
| Context | CD05: Disturbed &/or CD06: Garden &/or Construction site. |
| Find Date | August 2005. |
| Object Type | Finished Axe. |
| Length | 116mm. |
| Width | 49mm. |
| Thickness | 24.5mm. |
| Weight | 198g |
| Primary Treatment | PT01: Flaked |
| Secondary Treatment | Polishing = Yes. |
| Face shape | FS02: Asymmetrical. |
| Cross-section | CS16: Plano-convex. |
| Edge shape | ES08: Convex. |
| Profile | P05: Asymmetrical; medium. |
| Blade Profile | BP04: Asymmetrical; N-J. |
| Butt shape | BU13: Flat; oblique - though flat tends to slight obliquity so perhaps BU07. |
| Facet 1 right | Yes. |
| Facet 1 left | No. |
| Facet 2 right | No. |
| Facet 2 left | Yes. |
| Hafting | Flaked notches on both sides c.30mm below butt. |
| Description | Face 1 = convex face. Face 2 = plano face. Right side exhibits several chips (re-polished?). Considerable wear stria parallel to length on both faces. Sizeable chip out of edge (left side), mostly on plano face but with notable vertical groove on convex face. |
| Petrology | Mudstone. |
| Comment | This is drumlin country. Site is at W end of a ridge of glacial till. The house was built c.1932 and the axe may or may not have come from soil that had been disturbed by the original construction. |