Record ID: DOR-66310F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete cast copper alloy Iron Age La Tene I brooch Hull and Hawkes type L variant dating to the period c. 600 - 400BC. The head and the pin are missing. The brooch consists of an arched hollow domed bow with slightly flattened sides. There are faint traces of an incised linear decoration running the length of the catchplate, however, the extent of the design is unclear due to corrosion. The catchplate extends at a right angle to the bow and flattens out into a rectangular shape, terminating in an old break where the pin rest would have been. Above ther catchplate is a small proj…
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-65A526
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Iron Age penannular brooch dating to the period c. 100BC - AD 43. The brooch features two terminals, one conical and the other rounded due to old damage. Both are decorated by a circumferential ridge running aorund the widest point. The body is decorated by a zigzag ridge which runs the length of the band with a groove and a linear ridge on either side. The decoration is unclear in places due to corrosion. The pin loops around the band and tapers to a point. The brooch has an uneven brown-red patina. The brooch measures 45.78mm in diameter, with an internal diameter …
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2014
Last updated: Sunday 29th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-652BB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age or Roman La Tene III type brooch dating to the period c. AD 20 - 100. The spring consists of three loops and terminates in an old break at the point at whcih it would have projected into the pin. The bow tapers along its length from the head to the foot and is lozengiform in section. The foot is undecorated. The catchplate extends from the reverse of the foot. The brooch measures 42.47mm in length, 7.09mm maximum width, 0.51mm minimum width, is 2.25mm thick and weighs 2.61g. Cf. Hattat, R, 2007, pp. 290, nos. 10 & 12. Green, M, 2000, pp. 12…
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-64C90E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy late Iron Age or Roman continental brooch of uncertain type dating to the period c. 50BC - AD 75. The wings sit on either side of the head and have moulded circular knops at the tips. Each knop has an incised circumferential groove runnign down the inner edge. The lugs for the hinged pin mechanism extend from the reverse of the head. The llugs are decorated with a series of incised horizontal lines which also run across the topmost section of the pin. The pin bar and pin are intact, although the tip of the pin is slightly bent. The bow tapers from the head and is interr…
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-5611A3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age or Roman Aesica variant brooch dating to the period c. AD 43 - 100. The brooch is missing one wing due to an old break, The surviving wing is cylindrical in form and the iron pin bar is visible within. It has a damaged tip. It features two pairs of incised vertical grooves, one pair near the tip of the wing and the other next to the bow. The head extends back into the bow, and curves along its length. It features two incised longitudinal groove which follow the curvature of the bow. The lower bow is circular in plan and measures 18.06mm in diamet…
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 11th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Launceston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-55BFDC
Object type: BUCKET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A cpper alloy Iron Age possible zoomorphic bucket mount dating to the period c. 150 BC - AD 100. The mount is in the shape of a stag's head. It is sub-trapeziodal in shape with a slightly flared muzzle. The eyes and nostrils are drilled and deeply recessed. Corney suggests they may have been inlaid, although there is no trace of this visible. The top of the head features a projecting area with a lattice-work decoration, possibly intended to suggest stylised horns or antlers, however, this has been heavily obscured by iron corrosion. The reverse is flat and features a large amount of i…
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 11th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-54F7DB
Object type: STUD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy stud of possible Iron Age date (c. 200 BC - AD 100). The stud consists of a dome shaped head with a scalloped collar. The cylindrical shank projects from the underside and tapers slightly along its length.
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-514CD7
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Iron Age ring headed pin dating to the period c. 300BC - AD50. The pin consists of a circular head with a circular perforation. The shank of the pin projects from the bottom of the ring-head and features a circular perforation with a cylindrical rivet in situ. The pin bends at a slight angle just below the rivet and then curves back in the opposite direction, tapering along its length. The ring-head measures 28.26mm in dimater with an internal diameter of 13.58mm and is 7.91mm thick. The pin has a smooth dark brown patina. This object has been published in Gree…
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St. Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-509E53
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Iron Age strip bow brooch dating to the period c. 25BC - AD75. The brooch features cyllindrical rolled wings flanking a V-shaped pin slot in the centre of the head. Traces of the pin bar are visible inside the wings and slot as iron corrosion. The pin is missing. The bow tapers back from the head and terminates in a plain foot. There is a punched figure eight at the top of the bow with a punched circle approximately midway along the length of the bow. The brooch is otherwise undecorated. The catchplate extends from the reverse of the foot and exhibits old da…
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St. Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-EA6F89
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Iron Age La Tene I type brooch dating to the period c. 400 - 200BC. The brooch features slight damage to the tip of the foot but is otherwise intact. The head of the pin consists of the typical four loops around a bar, creating the spring which continues into the pin. The body curves up at a steep angle from the spring and both widens and thickens along its length before narrowing and tapering as it curves back downwards towards the foot. The body is decorated with an incised design of a voided cross wtih rounded terminals surrounded by punched dots. The arms of the cro…
Created on: Friday 3rd October 2014
Last updated: Monday 3rd November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St. Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-EA34FA
Object type: TANKARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete handle from an Iron Age tankard dating to the period c. 100 BC - AD 43. The handle features an old break at the top, below which it consists of a series of moulded shapes consisting of two moulded sub-oval shaped with central sub-triangular perforations separated by a rectangular moulded ridge. Below this is a further rectangular ridge. The foot extends from the bottom of this and flares out along its length, terminating in a sub-oval shape. The foot features a circular perforation within which sits a corroded iron rivet which is also visible on the reverse and terminate…
Created on: Friday 3rd October 2014
Last updated: Friday 11th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St. Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-EA06A8
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Iron Age toggle dating to the period c. 100BC - AD 43. The toggle has a cylindrical body with a sub-rectangluar attachment loop projecting from the reverse. The body is decorated by a series of concentric circular incised grooves. Each terminal is decorated by a punched dot surrounded by a series of incised concentric circles. The loop is decorated with moulded shoulders incised with grooves to create a lenticular shape. Corney suggests that the decorative style places this toggle in the mainstram La Tene culture. This toggle has been published in: Corney, M, 1…
Created on: Friday 3rd October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 15th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St. Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-92E609
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper alloy Iron Age stater of the Durotriges dating to the period c. 58 BC - AD 43. Probably Hod Hill type. Cf. ABC pp. 111. no. 2175.
Created on: Monday 29th September 2014
Last updated: Sunday 14th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St. Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-5FE6F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy La Tène III brooch of late Iron Age to early Roman date, Circa 25-100 AD. The pin appears to have snapped off at the second spring coil - usually, these brooches have four coils - and there is a solid axis bar. The bow has treble horizontal bands above and below a collar with angled grooves. The lower treble band has a single band below. The bow sides have a linear groove which terminates at the incomplete, openwork foot. Length of bow:41.09 mm. Width at head: 9.93 mm. Weight 5.601. References: PAS record YORYM-1AE283.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-6C4F93
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn British iron age copper-alloy stater, uninscribed south western ( Durotriges), c. AD 10-40, VA1290, BMC 2790-2859, ABC 2175, Mack type 121. Diameter of coin: 18.88 mm. Thickness: 1.24 mm. Weight: 1.707 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd April 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-565817
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman strip bow brooch dating to the period AD 25 - 75. The pin and catchplate are missing and the brooch is bent. The brooch is in a single piece of copper alloy which has been split and rolled over at the top to create the tube for the suspension pin (which is missing). On each of the wings, there are four lines, two on the outer edge and two beside the split. The brooch is stepped in below the wings and then narrows to 4.47mm before fanning out to the bottom (which is incomplete) which measures 13.43mm. On each side of the fantail are two punched lin…
Created on: Tuesday 14th January 2014
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-7216A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bow brooch. A Nauheim derivative. The brooch is a single piece type, the stub of the integral pin and coils remaining at the head. The bow expands from the rectangular sectioned head into a wide tapering leaf shaped plate. This is decorated with a central longitudinal incised line and incised lines around the outer edges. On the narrowed leg of the bow are two transverse incised lines.The foot is pointed with a curving hooked catchplate behind. The foot and catchplate have been bent into a right angle to the right. The catchplate is not pierced. Date: Late Iron Age -E…
Created on: Thursday 10th October 2013
Last updated: Friday 12th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Piddlehinton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-5A6A70
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy brooch. A La Tène I type. The bow and pin were wrought in one piece, the coils of the pin being drawn from the head of the brooch. The chord is incomplete and the pin missing. There is a thick axis bar through the coils of the pin. It is oval in cross section. The bow is thick, D-sectioned and deeply arched. At the base the bow narrows into a flattened foot with a hooked catchplate to the side. There is no return of the foot towards the bow as is often seen on this type of brooch, but this is likely to have been broken off. Date: Iron Age - c. 475 to 300 B…
Created on: Wednesday 9th October 2013
Last updated: Friday 3rd August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worth Matravers', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-3E6411
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of an Iron Age copper-alloy brooch, probably of La Tene type 1B, dating from the 4th to late 3rd century BC. The arched bow is of 'D-shaped' section, its outer surfaces (but not the central area) 'pecked' to produce a scale-like effect. At the top, the bow tapers towards the now-missing spring; at the bottom, it bends at a right angle, extending into a vertical foot, which has been flattened and has a pin groove in its upper surface. Length: 37.6mm; width: 6.8mm; depth/height: 20.5mm; weight: 6.35g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th October 2013
Last updated: Thursday 17th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterbourne St. Martin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-A740F0
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy object from the late Iron Age to early Roman period (c. 300 BC - AD 100), missing a separate iron shank now represented by a cylindrical area of corrosion transversely across the centre on one side. The object itself is a solid copper alloy cylinder expanding to a swollen centre with a transverse raised ridge. At each terminal is a pair of circumferential transverse grooves. The object has an even grey green patina, except for the area of corrosion which is browny-orange in colour. It measures 19.7mm in length, 11.6mm in max.width, 10.4mm in max.thickness an…
Created on: Sunday 25th August 2013
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milton-On-Stour', grid reference and parish protected.