Visit Penlee House & Museum

Penlee House is a gallery, museum, cafe and shop. Situated within Penlee Park, a space to reflect and great for family visits.

Click on the links on the right to find out more.

A space for exhibitions & events

Alongside our Exhibition programme we run a variety of community events and workshops. The Newlyn School and Social history galleries change often. Find out what’s on.

Click on the links on the right to find out more.

A space to learn

Penlee House is committed to lifelong learning. We run workshops for all age groups and offer a school workshop programme.

Click on the links on the right to find out more.

A space for all

Built in 1865, as the home of the Branwell family. Penlee House is home to many paintings by members of the Newlyn School. It is also home to the Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society collection.

Click on the links on the right to find out more.

You can search and browse our collections online. We also have a section dedicated to the Newlyn School.

Browse Our Collections

Explore thousands of objects from the Penlee House collections.

« Back to all Collections

Search the Collections

Found 1298 objects in the category Archaeology

Flint scraper

flint scraper

PEZPH : 1975.541
Archaeology


Discover More

Flint arrowhead

Flint arrowhead

PEZPH : 1975.539
Archaeology


Discover More

Flint arrowhead

Flint arrowhead

PEZPH : 1975.537
Archaeology


Discover More

Early bronze age flint arrowhead

barbed and tanged Early Bronze Age arrowhead found at Porthcurno.

PEZPH : 1975.538
Archaeology


Discover More

Flint arrowhead

Flint arrowhead found at Treen, St Levan.

PEZPH : 1975.536
Archaeology


Discover More

Flint arrowhead

leaf-shaped Neolithic flint arrowhead found at Raftra Farm, St Levan.

PEZPH : 1975.534
Archaeology


Discover More

Flint arrowhead

Flint arrowhead found at Penberth, St Levan.

PEZPH : 1975.533
Archaeology


Discover More

Flint knife

Flint knife found at Rospletha, Porthcurno.

PEZPH : 1975.531
Archaeology


Discover More

Flint arrowhead

Flint arrowhead

PEZPH : 1975.532
Archaeology


Discover More

Battle axe

Battle axe found at Zennor.

PEZPH : 1975.528
Archaeology


Discover More

Mace head

Mace head excavated at Zennor by Colonel FC Hirst in 1935.

PEZPH : 1975.529
Archaeology


Discover More

Battle axe

battle axe found at Boscean, St Buryan

PEZPH : 1975.527
Archaeology


Discover More

Greenstone axe or adze

Greenstone axe or adze, one face completed, the other face and edges roughed out. Roughened face flat suggesting mounting as an adze

PEZPH : 1975.525
Archaeology


Discover More

Greenstone axe or adze

Butt end of possible greenstone adze found at Castle Gate, Ludgvan. Modern equivalent is a mattock.

PEZPH : 1975.526
Archaeology


Discover More

Stone Age battle axe found at Paul, near Mousehole.

PEZPH : 1975.523
Archaeology


Discover More

Battle axe

Battle axe found at Kelynack Common, St Just.

PEZPH : 1975.524
Archaeology


Discover More

Axe

incomplete neolithic bronze age greenstone battle axe, blade half, hour-glass perforation. Found at Heamoor, Penzance.

PEZPH : 1975.521
Archaeology


Discover More

Stone age battle axe/axe hammer

Stone Age battle axe or axe hammer. Found at Heamoor, Penzance.

PEZPH : 1975.522
Archaeology


Discover More