Record ID: WILT-FB9588
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age copper alloy brooch of La Tene type I, dating to c. 400-200 BC. At the head of the brooch the bow narrows into a cord which is wrapped around a hollow tube of rolled copper alloy sheet, two coils survive on the left, with none on the right and with the pin lost to an old break. The bow is sub-oval in plan, and is is arced in profile, although its line is relatively flat; it is sub-rectangular in cross section. The front of the bow is decorated with a central longitudinal reserved curvilinear zig-zag or wavy band, send within a V-shaped groove. The bow tapers into the foot,…
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-66B995
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age copper alloy brooch of La Tene type I, dating to c. 400-200 BC. The brooch is missing its pin, catch plate and the terminal of the foot; it is also bent and misshapen. The head of the brooch comprises of a spring of four coils, with one half being bent apart from the main group. Below the head the below the head the wire of the coils thickens into the bow of the brooch, which is sub-circular in section. In profile the bow probably orignally had a high U-shaped arc, but has now been bent out of shape, at subsequently tapers into the foot which is truncated by an old break. …
Created on: Tuesday 4th December 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 10th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-F4CDF7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Iron Age/Roman Nauheim derivative brooch dating to c AD 25-100. The brooch is incomlet and all that remains is the bow and a small part of the catchplate. At the top of the bow is small and circular in cross section and is the part that would have been between the coils of the springs. This broadens into the main part of the bow and curves over and down towards the foot which is missing its tip and has a small part of the catchplate extending out to the back. The bow is decorated with an incised line down the centre and on either side ridges of small diagonal incisi…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 17th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Latton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F46977
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Aesica brooch dating to c AD 25-60. The brooch is missing part of the fantail and its pin. The brooch is complex. The wings are short and are semi-circular to cover the spring. Two parts extend down from the wings. First is a flat plate which is lozengiform, narrow at the top and then extending diagonal to terminate with a knop at each point and then narrowing again before finally broadening to create a triangular fantail, which is missing both its final points. The fantal curves forward at the bottom and the catchplate extends back from this lower section. …
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Latton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-098B17
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age to Rome Colchester Derivative one piece brooch, dating to the period AD 25-80. The brooch is missing its pin and catchplate. The brooch comprises the remains of the spring mechanism of six curls, four curls remain. The spring leads into the bow at the bottom of the back of the small wings which broaden sharply from the spring curls and narrow to form the bow which is circular in section. At the top of the wings a short section extends over the spring and folds down at the top of the bow. The bow narrows gradually as it curves gracefully down to a ro…
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Saturday 28th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shrewton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-092DA4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Iron Age/Roman copper alloy Nauheim Derivative brooch dating to c AD 25-100. The brooch is slightly misshapen and is missing its pin. The brooch comprises the four curls of the spring mechanism (the pin has broken off) which leads down into the bow of the brooch. The bow broadens sharply beneath the spring curls and remains the same width until it reaches the foot where it narrows sharply and turns back to form the catchplate. The bow is decorated with paired rows of punch-marks down each side of the upper bow. The brooch weighs 3.65g and measures 47.07mm in length, 10.59mm in width…
Created on: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Last updated: Friday 10th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shrewton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-1DB855
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age or Roman copper alloy brooch dating to c AD 25-60. The brooch is probably a Langton Down type 5a. It is incomplete and all that remains is the bow, part of the catchplate and part of the wings. At the top of the brooch, the wings have been unfurled and all that remains are the top sections which have been divided by the space where the pin rested. The bow then narrows gradually to a broad rounded foot with the remnants of the catchplate extending back from the centre of the bottom of the bow. The bow is decorated with two parallel lines of incised reeding decoration down t…
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chilmark', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F59A53
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible fragment of a late Iron Age or Roman bow brooch consisting of the incomplete bow only. Two front face is decorated with three vertical ridges and three vertical grooves. The fragment weighs 0.76g and measures 23.95mm in length, 6.45mm in width and 1.07mm in thickness.
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Tisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F4EBC6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Iron Age/Roman Strip bow brooch dating to c AD 25-100. The brooch is incomplete and the pin, the terminal foot of the bow (including the catchplate) and one of the sections of the head are missing. The brooch was created from a single thin sheet of copper alloy which was rolled and cold forged to create the final shape. The fragment comprises one half of the rolled-under head, possibly with a remnant of the pin retaining bar remaining. The head originally had a central 'U' shaped section cut out to allow the pin to hinge outwards and below the divided head, both section…
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2016
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Knoyle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-BC3D8C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Iron Age Nauheim derivative (La Tene III) brooch dating to AD 25-100. The brooch is incomplete as the catchplate is missing and the bow is bent. The brooch comprises a sharp slender pin which leads into four coils at the top to create the spring. The spring coils broaden into the bow which narrows towards the foot of the brooch. On the back of the foot of the brooch, there is the remnant of the catchplate in two places suggesting that the catchplate was pierced. The front of the bow is decorated with three narrow raised ribs interspersed by two broader ribs. The back of…
Created on: Friday 16th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Lavington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-372193
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Iron Age or Roman strip bow brooch dating to c AD 25-75. The fragment comprises part of the bow and the catchplate (which is missing its catch). The brooch remant comprises a flat, thin strip of copper alloy which flares slightly towards the foot of the brooch and terminates in a curving corner at one side (the other corner is missing). On the back in the centre is the remnant of the catchplate. The brooch is decorated with vertical lines. There are incised lines along each side of the edge of the brooch which have then been punched medially with tiny diagonal lines. In…
Created on: Friday 29th April 2016
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterbourne Bassett', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-B2DDE9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Colchester one-piece brooch dating to AD 25-60. The brooch is incomplete and is missing the pin and part of the catchplate. The wings of the brooch are thin in cross section and are decorated from the middle to the outer edge with a raised area with incised diagonal lines. In the centre, the top of the bow narrows and contines to form a thin strip of copper alloy which loops back towards the top of the bow. The bow narrows to a sharp point and is decorated with a raised edge running along each side. In the centre there is a line of decoration comprising angled line…
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Teffont', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-C12224
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Iron Age La Tene I brooch dating to c 400-200 BC. The brooch is complete, although the pin is bent. The brooch comprises a spring with four coils at the top with a pin through it and a curve of copper alloy over the top to connect both halves of the spring. The spring continues down the back of the brooch to form the pin. The bow of the brooch is separate from the spring and pin mechanism. At the top, the bow comprises a piece of copper alloy which curves over the pin through the spring. The bow then curves up steeply to form a D shaped curve which curves down towards t…
Created on: Friday 20th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 21st October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-1E84DE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Iron Age/early Roman copper alloy Colchester one-piece brooch dating to AD 25-60. The brooch is incomplete and is missing the pin and catchplate. At the top the bow has the remnants of the wings which originally extended to each side covering the spring. The wings appear to be incomplete. Behind the wings, there is a central piece which extends up and over the top of the wings and has a hole through which the spring wire passes. Below this at the back of the wings, there is a further section below the upper spring catchment which extends back and curls round twice to form part …
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rockbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-1E0807
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age copper alloy La Tene I brooch Type 1Cb dating to c 300-200 BC. The fragment comprises the pin and one half of the wound spring at the top. The remainder of the spring, pin and catchplate are missing. There are two coils of the spring which lead into the pin which is bent. The pin narrows towards the point and there are lengthways lateral marks on either side, presumably where the catchplate rubbed the pin. The brooch measures 54.65mm in length, 8.5mm wide, 3mm thick and weighs 4.54 grams. Cf Hull, MR and Hawkes, CFC, 1987, Corpus of Ancient Brooches in …
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 8th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rockbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-7FB5A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Iron Age La Tene III brooch dating to the period AD 20-100. The brooch is incomplete and is missing the end of its pin and part of the catchplate. The brooch is 64.01mm long, 11.87mm wide and the bow is 1.72mm thick and weighs 6.97g. At the top of the brooch, there are four curls of the spring which extend into the bow of the brooch and the front and the pin at the back. At the foot of the brooch, the bow extends back to form the catchplate which is missing the terminal and the curl at the back. The bow of the brooch is decorated with two parallel lines of punched …
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 31st December 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-D472CD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Iron Age cruciform plate brooch dating to c 200BC - AD 43. The brooch is incomplete as the pin and part of the catchplate are missing. The brooch comprises a central, sub-circular dome (11.85mm in diameter) with four circular knops domes projecting from the main body at each cardinal point. In cross section each knop is D shaped as the reverse is flat. The two projecting knops which have the lugs and catchplate on the reverse appear to possibly have a perforation or a circular recess. Within the perforation or recess is either inlay of a different copper-alloy or a c…
Created on: Thursday 2nd October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 19th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clyffe Pypard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-DF2758
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy late Iron Age or early Roman La Tène III or Nauheim derivative brooch, dating to the period AD 20-100. The brooch is incomplete and is missing two of the curls of the spring as well as the pin. The brooch is 63.75mm in length, 8.05mm wide and weighs 3.79 grams. At the top of the brooch, two of the coils of the spring remain which extend into the bow of the brooch. The chord (linking the two sets of coils of the spring) is broken, but the stub makes it clear that the chord was internal, so curved beneath the bow. At the foot of the brooch, the bow extends back to fo…
Created on: Wednesday 27th August 2014
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Devizes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-5C3E75
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy La Tene I Iron Age brooch dating to the period BC 400-200. The brooch is complete, although the pin is made from a different alloy and appears to have been added later. The head of the pin has the typical four loops round a bar creating a spring that would originally have continued into the pin. The final loop of the head has been replaced by a separate single loop and pin. The bow of the brooch extends down from the head into a U shape which leads into a flat section which extends back to create the catchplate and then loops forward to create a hook which terminates…
Created on: Thursday 21st August 2014
Last updated: Monday 8th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cherhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-C90A78
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester two-piece brooch, dating from the 1st century AD. Apart from the pin which is missing, the brooch is largely intact, although slightly bent. At the head of the brooch, a decorative ridge rises up and continues to the foot of the brooch. At the top of the ridge are two slightly raised ridges to either side. Along the edges of the front of the brooch are two raised ridges. The profile of the bow of the brooch is almost triangular and is bowed (the lower section of the bow is flattened). At the head of the brooch, arms extend out at either side which are s…
Created on: Thursday 14th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanton Fitzwarren', grid reference and parish protected.