Dating to 950 to 750 BC, the axes were of types found in north and south Wales. Deemed to be of regional importance, the axes are now in the possession of a museum. A large hoard of late Roman coins were discovered at Bishop s Wood, near Ross-on-Wye, in 1895. The hidden trove was found by workmen, who discovered a large earthenware jar in which the coins were placed while repairing a road. Further broken jars and scattered coins were found nearby. The hoard contained more than 17,550 coins, but reports from the time state that others were found by schoolchildren and others early the next morning and were scattered through the neighbourhood.