Record ID: GLO-877C0E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type(Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 1.d). Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings which would have held the spring support bar, one wing is missing. The bow is plain, except for stepped shoulders flanking the sides of the head. The lower part of the bow is missing resulting in the loss of the catch plate. Date 50-140 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Failland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-87685F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.c, flat wing ends type, Western Group). Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings that hold the pin support bar, the spring is made from ten curls, most of the pin is missing. There is a loop at the top of the head that extend into a crest that runs down the front of the head in the centre of a triple moulded chevron pattern, the loop holds the external spring cord. The artefact is further decorated with two low vertical ridges on each of the wings and expanded shoulders. The rest of …
Created on: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Failland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-875083
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.c, flat wing ends type, Western Group). Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings that would have held the pin support bar. There is a loop at the top of the head that would have held the external spring cord. The bow is decorated with two vertical ridges on each of the wings, expanded shoulders flanking the head and a V-shaped crest at the top of the head, the rest of the bow is plain. The lower part of the bow and catch plate are missing. Date 70-110AD
Created on: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Portbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-870D98
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy bridge type plate brooch dating to the period c. AD 100 - 200. The brooch is missing the pin and part of the catch plate. It measures 35.94mm in length, terminal to foot and has a maximum width of 11.68mm across the bow. It weighs 4.65g. The terminal at the head projects at an angle of roughly 90 degrees from the bow and features a small horizontal ridge 1.46mm from the tip of the terminal. In total the terminal measures c. 7.14mm in length and 2.94mm in width. It is rectangular in plan. Below the terminal is a single pierced lug through which the spri…
Created on: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 29th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clyffe Pypard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-84AE39
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age copper-alloy brooch of La Tène III, Knotenfibeln type, dating from the early 1st century BC. The now-damaged brooch has been made from a single piece of metal. The bow is of 'D-shaped' section, flaring towards the top, where it extends into the four coils of the spring, with its internal chord and missing pin. A moulding of four transverse ridges is located approximately one third of the way down the bow, which tapers to a pointed foot and damaged, unperforated catchplate. Width: 44.1mm; maximum width (head): 13.2mm; weight: 4.5g
Created on: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 16th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-84692E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy open-frame brooch. The circular frame is of triangular section, its downward sloping inner face decorated with six equally-spaced, empty, collets. In addition, a series of transverse grooves gives the upper edge a toothed appearance. The pin is missing, but it would have been attached at a constriction in the frame. The near-vertical outer side of the frame displays evidence of filing, as does the flat underside. Diameter: 18.5mm; thickness: 3.2mm; weight: 2.3g Close parallels for this brooch were found at Meols, Merseyside (Egan in Griffiths et al. 20…
Created on: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 16th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-845738
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Roman rosette brooch, dating from the first century AD. The remains of the brooch consist of a small portion of the front and reverse surfaces of the original cylindrical spring cover including a notch on the reverse side to accommodate the pin, in addition to eight of the original c. ten spring coils. The pin along with much of the cylindrical spring cover and two of the spring coils are now missing due to old damage. Attached to the cylindrical cover is a simple flat discoidal body, which terminates in old breaks on the lower edge. It is likely …
Created on: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: NMS-83EA1D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of an abraded Roman copper alloy Colchester Derivative Hinged brooch of uncertain type, with the pin, the outer parts of the wings and almost all of the bow missing. There is an iron axis bar. The tubular wings are decorated with an oblique groove, and swollen mouldings can be seen on both sides at the top of the bow. Extant length and width 12 and 20mm. c.55 - c.150 AD
Created on: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holme Hale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-828941
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular framed brooch with a wire pin set within a constriction. The frame is of sub-rectangular cross-section and there are six round collets, with the probably glass stones missing. Three contain white fixative and three are empty with punctured bases. External diameter 20.5mm. Internal diameter 13mm. Thickness 3mm. 13th - 14th century.
Created on: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holme Hale', grid reference and parish protected.