54 Mr. N. F. Robarts on Stone and Bronze Celts 
nately several of the best implements have been figured in the 
Surrey Archeological Society’s ‘ Transactions,’ and in Mr. J. 
Corbet Anderson’s ‘ Croydon, Prehistoric and Roman.’ Perhaps, 
in view of this much to be regretted loss, I may point out to our 
members how very desirable it is that such objects should not 
remain in private collections, but be intrusted to our museum, 
for it is constantly the case that by the death or removal of the 
owner the objects are dispersed, and their local value disappears. 
Although not in our immediate neighbourhood, a third hoard 
has been discovered in Surrey, and may be seen in the British 
Museum. ‘This was found at Farley Heath, and was given to 
the Museum by Henry Drummond, Esq., in 1853. It consists 
of ten pieces, and includes a perfect spear-head, and well-finished 
arrow-head, parts of several celts, one quite perfect, and an im- 
plement which might be a small pick. I do not know if it has 
been described. 
The hoard which I have brought to show you consists of nine 
pieces. It was found about a year ago by a labourer digging for 
flints in the chalk rubble of a dry chalk valley at Beddlestead 
Farm, near Chelsham. The two fine celts, Nos. 5 and 6, belong 
to Mr. Frank Churchill, of Warlingham, who has kindly lent 
them to our museum ; and the other seven pieces were generously 
given me by Mr. McBay, of Beddlestead Farm, when I called to 
inquire about them. These will also be placed in the museum 
to make the hoard complete. 
No. 1 is a broken palstave, very similar to the one in the 
Wickham Park hoard, but in much less oxidised condition. With 
regard to this form, I extract the following from ‘ Ancient Bronze 
Implements’ :— 
‘‘The form of palstave so common in France and Germany, 
without stop ridge, and with the side wings hammered over so 
as to form a kind of semi-cylindrical socket, is rare in England. 
There is usually at the top of the blade a sort of dovetailed 
notch, which may possibly have been of service in hafting the 
tool. It originates, however, in there having been two runners, 
by which the metal was conducted into the mould, which, when 
broken off, left two projections at the top of the blade. These 
being hammered so as to round the external angles and flatten 
the ends, have come over towards each other, and made what was 
a notch with parallel sides into one which is dovetailed.” 
In the specimen before us this notch has been filed or ham- 
mered away. but there is a very slight trace of it left. The 
wings meet, but in the Wickham Park specimen they do not 
quite touch; the latter is also slightly bent in, and is 52 in. in 
length. 
«The upper part of a palstave of this character was found 
with socketed celts, &c., in the Hundred of Hoo, Kent. It has 
