Record ID: LVPL-9D0ED4
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fragment possibly from a torc. It is a single piece of twisted copper alloy and is circular in section. The terminal is thicker and rounded. It has broken at the other end.
Created on: Wednesday 4th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Harthill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-A99B98
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold rod, possibly from an unfinished twisted torc or arm/neck ornament. It is square in section with two broken ends. These edges have been made using a swage with a triangular indentation which creates a feathery edge that has then been hammered back into the metal, as they could not file them off as they would now, and can be seen as wavy lines on the sides of the fragment (Martin Page pers comm). Similar examples have been found individually, from Paul parish (CORN-B6B241). If it is an unfinished twisted neck ornament as seems possible, then it would date from the Middle Bronze Ag…
Created on: Monday 22nd November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 13th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Camborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0BADC6
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze/Early Iron Age bracelet (torc) fragment dating between 1150-300BC. The length is 82mm, width 23mm, thickness 6mm and the weight 19.73g.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH LAKES', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-B6B241
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold fragment of a twisted torc, or arm/neck ornament, with three-flanged twisted body, which is triangular in section, and expanded terminal, which is circular in section. Twisted ornaments from this period are normally four-flanged and square in section, so this example is unusual, and perhaps was rejected as it has been levered off the longer piece at one end and folded in on itself, ready to be placed in a crucible and melted down to be re-used. The terminal also looks unfinished. Similar examples have been found in a gold hoard from Amalveor, Towednack, also in Penwith, but these…
Created on: Thursday 15th May 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Paul', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-4CEB2B
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of penannular copper alloy middle Bronze Age spiral twisted torc. The fragment is 68.5mm long, 54mm of which is comprised of a twisted spiral with curved peaks (5.8mm thick) and troughs (4.5mm thick), and the remainder is narrowed to a circular section (3.2mm in diameter). The fragment has a dark green to black patina with old breaks at either end. Based on the curvature of this fragment the estimated original diameter of the whole torc would be approximately 220mm. The find is paralleled by examples found in the 'Near Lewes' hoard in 2011 cf. SUSS-C5D042 which date to the mi…
Created on: Sunday 15th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 8th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Goring', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-709481
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure reference number 2015 T204: a fragment of a Middle Bronze Age gold torc Potential Treasure Report for H M Coroner 2015 T204: Near Grimsby, Lincolnshire: Gold torc fragment of Middle Bronze Age date Circumstances: On the 12th of March 2015 a fragment of Middle Bronze Age gold torc was found by [ ] whilst searching with a metal detector on cultivated land with the permission of the land owner. Description: A fragment consisting of a length of the body and one terminal of a gold torc of Middle Bronze Age date. The fragment has an uneven break and the terminal is trum…
Created on: Monday 16th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Grimsby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-C8DC02
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Middle Bronze Age (probably Penard phase, c. 1300 - 1100 BC) flange- or bar-twisted gold torc, consisting of a section including one complete end (Eogan 1967). The torc has a cruciform (x-shaped) cross-section with four flanges coming to a sub-square terminal where the flanges are only minimally visible. It is bent at a curved right angle shortly before the break at the other end. The complete end is square in cross-section, measuring 2.9x2.8mm. From here the flanges start to become defined and then begin to twist. At the deepest the depth between the flanges is 1.5mm d…
Created on: Wednesday 18th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 29th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Droxford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-EF04B8
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A short length of twisted gold torc with three arms. From a gold flange twisted torc. Metal composition: Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the fragment indicated a surface composition of approximately 88-89% gold, 11 % silver, and at least 0.5% copper. Length: 35.73 mm Width: 10.35 mm Thickness: 1.09 mm Weight: 12.02 g
Created on: Friday 20th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 27th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Meldreth area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-CC3000
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A three-sided gold fragment, 25mm long, now worn and flattened. This is a fragment probably from a three-stranded twisted bar torc dating to the Middle Bronze Age, c 1300-1150BC. Gillian Varndell, Curator, Department of Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Created on: Friday 8th November 2013
Last updated: Sunday 8th November 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-91FB76
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy spiral-twisted torc dating to the Taunton and Penard 'Ornament Horizon' metalwork phases of the Middle Bronze Age, circa 1400-1150 BC. The present 73mm diameter annular shape is formed from circular-section bronze rod which has been twisted into a spiral. The ends slightly overlap and both have been broken in antiquity. On one of the broken ends the twist and cross-section begins to taper-off suggesting that the break is close to a missing hooked-end terminal. The other end is an abrupt break across full twist and cross-section. The evidence strongly suggests t…
Created on: Saturday 7th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-324B57
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Report to H. M. Coroner on find of potential Treasure: Middle Bronze Age torc fragment (2003 T19) Fragment of one end of a four-flange twisted torc consisting of part of the body and plain terminal; the greater part of the terminal is missing. The break at the terminal end is rough; at the body end the piece appears to have been cut by blow(s) from something like a chisel. It is likely to have been broken, and probably folded, in antiquity. Maximum length (as folded) 24mm; maximum thickness (flange to flange) 8mm; thickness at terminal 5mm, weight 12.95 grams. Iden…
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Dorset', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-247826
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A fragment of a gold torc. The torc consists of an elongated shape bar that is broken on both ends and circular in cross section. One of the ends has been hammered and flattened. Dimensions: The fragment measures 25.71mm in length, 7.61mm in maximum width 5.72mm thick. The object weighs 6.89g. Metal composition: Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of a gold torc fragment indicated a surface composition of approximately 94-97% gold, 3-5% silver, the rest being copper (see appended report for details). Discussion and Date: It was originally belie…
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cherhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-EA1FC0
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold terminal from a bar torc of Middle Bronze Age date. c.1300-1150 BC The terminal is trumpet shaped with a flat end, 8.7 mm diameter. In section it is more or less octagonal, having eight irregular, undecorated facets. It narrows to 4.5 mm diameter and bends back on itself, forming a U-shape and terminating in a break. At the break, the shaft of the torc is bent upwards slightly, ie, out of alignment with the terminal; this probably represents damage rather than the original shape. (compared with intact examples of bar torcs such as British Museum number 1932,0511.2 ) The su…
Created on: Thursday 21st February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 8th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thoroton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-8F4E07
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold torc, sheet and hack piece wrapped together. An unidentified gold cluster consisting of a Middle Bronze Age spiral twisted torc fragment wrapped around a fold and bent gold sheet. The gold sheet appears to have impressed decoration running in broadly parallel lines down its length. The torc is made of a rod that is square in cross section with accentuated corners created by slightly concave edges. This has been twisted tightly but unevenly across its surviving length. These twists end c.10mm from one terminal where the rod becomes sub-square almost oval in cross section and n…
Created on: Tuesday 18th December 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Newbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-5AC896
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE 2016 T662. A distorted annular gold hoop of Bronze Age or Iron Age date. The hoop is formed of cylindrical band of sheet metal that is flat in cross section and with no joins apparent. The band has been folded longitudinally to create a central ridge but the whole object is now bent and distorted. There is no decoration on either side of the band. This object is similar to a so-called' dorsal muff' from an Iron Age torc (see NMS-C6DFC1 / 2007 T119 for comparison), but it may also an ornament (such as a hiar or dress accessory) of Middle to Late Bronze Age date ho…
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Northmoor CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-CDCA77
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Middle Bronze Age (probably Penard phase, c. 1300 - 1100 BC) flange- or bar-twisted gold torc. The fragment is straight with breaks at either end. The torc has a x-shaped cross-section with four flanges, although they twist in such a way as to give a circular cross-section around the flanges. The breaks are quite sharp, suggesting they could be quite recent. The bend is not quite at the centre of the object.
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 23rd March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-BC3A4B
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, albeit warped, Middle Bronze Age cast copper alloy spiral-twisted torc dating to the ornament horizon (1400-1250 cal BC). The torc is made of a copper alloy bar that has been bent into a U-shape in profile, the terminals then bent outwards at c.45 and 40 degrees. When in use it would have originally been bent into a more sub-circular shape. The bar is made up of a four flange twisted bar placed between two plain pointed terminals. Both the torc’s terminals survive intact as 40.5mm long plain, circular cross sectioned rods that narrow down their lengths from 6.2mm i…
Created on: Thursday 2nd February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Huntingdon District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B6C885
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description:  A fragment of gold flange-twisted torc dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1300-1100 BC). The fragment is a small section of the four-flanged twisted bar that is cruciform or '+' shaped in cross-section. It is broken at both ends. Measurements: The fragment measures 19.2mm in length, a maximum of 8.9mm wide, 8.2mm thick and weighs 3.31 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-4556CD
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a Bronze Age copper-alloy spiral twisted torc. The fragment is formed from a sub-square cross-sectioned bar that has been twisted into a spiral along its length. It is bent into a slight arc and there is a clean, cut break across each end. It survives in fairly good condition with patches of corrosion in places on the surface and no obvious signs of wear. This spiral-twisted style of torc is a feature of the late middle Bronze Age 'ornament horizon', which is now placed in the Taunton and Penard metalwork phases c. 1400-1150 cal BC, with a partic…
Created on: Friday 17th March 2023
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Attleborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-FFCA9A
Object type: TORC
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A fragment from a cast and then twisted gold bracelet, possibly repurposed into a ring dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c.1300 – 1100 cal BC). The object is made of a gold rod that has been bent into an oval shaped hoop whose two terminals overlap one another. The rod is rectangular in section (c.3.6mm wide and c.3.1mm thick) with slightly accentuated corners created by slightly concave edges. This rod has been twisted moderately (having 5 twists) across its length. Both terminals end in transverse breaks. Dimensions: The ring is 14.8mm long and 13.0mm wide. In it…
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Piddletrenthide', grid reference and parish protected.