Palstave Axe Head Workshop at Castell Henllys Iron Age Village

This May Bank Holiday come and enjoy a Palstave Axe Head Workshop at Castell Henllys Iron Age Village 

Discover how some of the earliest metal tools were produced in prehistoric Britain and create your own Bronze Age palstave axe head.

Learn how to prepare a mould before using leather bellows to melt copper and tin on the charcoal furnace. You will also be given a complete picture of life and technology over 3,000 years ago.

This workshop will be led by James Dilley – an experimental archaeologist and a PhD Student at the University of Southampton, who specialises in prehistoric technology.

This is suitable for over 16’s only

Booking is Essential

Where

Castell Henllys Iron Age Village
Meline (near Crymych)
Pembrokeshire
SA41 3UR

T: 01239 891319
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Time

Village Open 10am until 5pm (last admission at 4.15pm).

Event times 11am until 4pm

Price

£60.00 per person

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