Record ID: SWYOR-254FE8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast copper alloy, Anglo Saxon, cruciform or small-long brooch dating from AD400-600. It consists of the bow and that part of the foot holding the catch plate. Both the upper and lower portions of the brooch have broken away in antiquity and are missing. Above the bow are two narrow, transverse grooves beneath a shallow semicircle of four inverted crescents. The bow itself is decorated with three lateral grooves running down the centre, bordered by punched crescents. Beneath the bow are two transverse grooves separated by a ridge marked with small, punched rectangles. There …
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-E64DF4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy cruciform brooch dating from the 6th century. The headplate is missing and the break is well patinated. The bow has faceted corners and is decorated by a central vertical row of short transverse punched lines within a slight recess. There are similar lines on the facets too. The area beneath the bow is divided into two by a transverse row of punched vertical lines. The upper area is rectangular and the lower is sub-rectangular, tapering towards the foot. Both area have triangular punches along the sides. The lappets are semi-circular; each is decorated …
Created on: Monday 30th April 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-1CF223
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy headplate of an Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch dating from about the 6th Century. The brooch consists of the headplate, top-knob and the start of the arched bow. The headplate is trapezoid in shape with sub-rectangular side wings. The top-knob is semi-circular in section and domed in outline with a moulded collar. The side knobs are missing. The reverse of the headplate has some iron corrosion and the remains of a semi-circular pin lug. The headplate has an uneven dark-medium green patina. It is 24.3 mm long, 19.4 mm wide, 11.6mm thick (in…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 30th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-09F2C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Middle-Late Anglo-Saxon Ansate brooch dating from about AD 700 - 1000. There is a transverse rib at each end of the D-sectioned bow and at each sub rectangular terminal. Each arm is also decorated with a pair of incised lines which run from the rib to the end of each terminal. There is a double pin lug as well as the stump of the missing catch plate on the reverse; the pin is now missing. It has a dark green patina with patches of dark red patina. The brooch is 55.3mm long, 9.5mm wide at the break, is 13.1mm thick and weighs 13.88g. Illustrations of si…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-4F0408
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Fragment of cast copper alloy Early Medieval brooch, either a cruciform or a small-long type dating from the 5th or 6th century. Only part of the lower bow of the brooch survives. There is a tapering flat area beneath the bow, decorated with two transverse grooves. Beneath this is a D shaped sectioned area, also decorated with three transverse grooves, with another flat area below that before the break. Part of the catchplate survives behind the upper flat area. The breaks are completely patinated. The brooch has a grey green patina, with possibly traces of a white metal coating or …
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-BC8DD3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The head and bow of an Early Medieval Small Long brooch dating from 400 - 600 AD. The copper alloy brooch has a rectangular head with tattered edges and no visible decoration. The arched bow has corner facets and a flat back. The foot is missing but the break is well patinated. Behind the head is a single vertical lug pierced with a circular hole. Through the hole is a piece of copper alloy wire, but the rest of the pin does not survive. The brooch has a smooth mid green patina. Compare MacGregor and Bolick number 15.16 on page 129.
Created on: Friday 3rd February 2012
Last updated: Friday 3rd February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-E9F4D0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of the foot from a cast, copper alloy, Saxon brooch, probably of the cruciform type, dating from AD450-650. The remaining section is rectangular, flaring slightly towards the foot. There is a raised design consisting of a central, longitudinal ridge dividing into two U-shaped arms at the lower end, each U-shape thus formed containing a large pellet. The upper end of this ridge is also connected to a pellet, the whole, if inverted, giving the impression of a human face. Beneath this design are three raised bands, two broad and one narrow, separated by transverse grooves. There is …
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 17th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Lincolnshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-C24E23
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast, copper alloy Anglo-Saxon brooch of small long type, dating from AD400-600. It consists of an arched bow and a small, flat, head plate with three equidistantly spaced arms which taper to blunt, rounded points, possible zoomorphic but too worn to be sure. On the underside of the head plate are the remains of a vertical pin loop. The pin and the foot of the brooch are both missing, having broken away in antiquity. The brooch is quite corroded and no decoration is visible. It has a rough, patchy light green patina. It is 33.1mm long, 20.7mm wide and 11mm thick. It weighs 7…
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-5B61F5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an Anglo-Saxon, cast copper alloy, small long brooch, dating from AD500-600. It consists of part of a plain rectangular headplate with L-shaped cutouts in the upper corners and two circular perforations. There was a further pair of perforations, which may have been rectangular with rounded ends, but the plate is broken at this point and it is impossible to be certain. Part of an integral pin lug, now broken, remains on the reverse of the plate. The brooch has a light brown patina. It is 24.2mm long, 17.6mm wide and 5.6mm thick. It weighs 3.11gm. A complete brooch of a…
Created on: Thursday 5th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th June 2014
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