Record ID: WILT-F25326
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch dating to c AD 100-200. The brooch is incomplete and all that remains is the wings and top of the bow. The fragment comprises wings with assymetrical decoration. On the right, the two sets of double raised transverse lines encircling the wing are at the centre next to the bow and half way along the wing, with a raised rib at the end of the wing. On the left, the double raised lines are next to the bow and next to the raised rib at the end. The wing on the right is 11.11mm in length and on the left is 9.73mm in length. The wings a…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Eaton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-F16F8E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy knee brooch, with applied silver wire, probably dating to c. AD 150-200. Description: A copper alloy Roman knee brooch with applied corded silver wire. The brooch is almost complete and is missing only the pin rest of the catchplate and the point of the pin. The brooch has an unusually thick semi-circular head plate, surviving complete to a width of 22.0mm and a height 10.1mm; the head is c. 7.9mm thick, and hollow on the bottom. A narrow perforated lug projects centrally from the reverse of the head, with a groove on its upper edge to hold an external cord. Bo…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cherhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-37661C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch dating to c AD 50-150. The brooch is incomplete and all that remains are parts of the wings and part of the bow. At the top the brooch has plain wings which have been heavily worn away at the ends. In the centre of the wings is a space for the hinged pin which is missing. In front of the hinge mechanism is a raised flat pedestal which originally had a loop above which is now missing. Below the pedestal the bow sweeps forward and gradually narrows. The top section of the bow is undecorated, there is then a raised elliptical shape positi…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 11th April 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-7D2401
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative Polden Hill type brooch dating to AD 75-175. The brooch is incomplete and is missing the end of the pin. The bow section is complete and comprises a winged section at the top which has a bilateral spring mounted on an axis bar whose ends are housed in pierced plates at the ends of the wings, the chord being secured by a pierced crest on the head. The wings are short and decorated with an incised line around the edge and parallel groove close to the bow. At the centre of the top is a pierced crest through which the chord is inserted. The bow …
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colerne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-7C3F56
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type brooch dating to AD 70-100. The brooch is incomplete and is missing most of the spring including the spring retaining bar. The bow section is complete and comprises a winged section at the top which originally had a bilateral spring mounted on an axis bar whose ends were housed in pierced plates at the ends of the wings, the chord being secured by a pierced crest on the head. The wings are short and decorated with an incised line around the edge and a diagonal line from the bottom of the wing towards the crest which is pierc…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malmesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-2BB5AB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Aucissa brooch dating to c AD 43-75. The brooch is incomplete and all that remains is the bow. The wings, pin mechanism and catchplate are missing. From the top, the brooch comprises a small fragment of the wing. There is then a flat section which leads into the deeply curved bow. The front of the bow has slightly flattened edges and then rises o a wide rib down the centre. The bow narrows and is sharply angled at the bottom to create the foot. The foot is narrow and the tip appears to have a zoomorphic head. On the back of the foot section is a small frag…
Created on: Friday 9th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coombe Bissett', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-2B5723
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch dating to c AD 75-150. The brooch is incomplete and all that remains is the lower section of the bow including the catchplate. The top of the remains of the bow is straight-sided and the sides gradually narrow towards the foot. The top section is decorated with two longitudinal grooves each decorated wth diagonal incisions in two directions creating a zigzag pattern. The bow is stepped in below the decorated section and continues with an undecorated, slightly convex, straight-sided section which gradually narrows towards the foot. …
Created on: Friday 9th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coombe Bissett', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-0427A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy Hod Hill brooch dating to AD 43-75. The brooch is incomplete and all that remains is the top section of the bow. At the top the wings are rolled forward with an indentation in the centre where the pin mechanism fitted. Below the wings the bow narrows and continues downwards with slight narrowing. The bow has a raised lip at the edge and two raised ribs of decoration with sawtooth pattern down them. At the bottom of the decoration the bow widens and has then broken. The back is undecorated. There is evidence of silvering or tinning down the groove between the two r…
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colerne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-0143E9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman copper alloy Colchester Derivative brooch dating to AD 43-100. The brooch is incomplete and only part of the bow and catchplate remain. The bow is broken at the top and bottom. The back of the bow is slightly convex and in cross section and the front of the bow has a deeper convexity. The bow narrows towards the foot and it decorated with an incised line down the long edges. In the centre of the bow, there is a line of sawtooth decoration with further incised lines running down the edge of the decoration. The catchplate is missing the foot section and is a single…
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colerne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-2FE67A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy flat, enamelled disc brooch with sexfoil motifs dating to c AD 80-250. The brooch is incomplete and is missing the catchplate and the pin mechanism. The brooch is circular with a raised outer rim. Inside the rim are six raised pellets placed symmetrically and attached to each other by raised curving ribs so that the pellets are at the base of each point. There is a central raised pellet. In the fields surrounding the raised decoration there is the remains of blue enamel and where this is missing there is white material remaining. There appears to be evidence of si…
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Downton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-BD1097
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative T-shaped hinged pin brooch dating to AD 50-150. The brooch is incomplete and is missing the lower part of the bow, the pin and the top of the head loop. The remnant comprises the lower part of the curve of a head loop on the top of the wings The wings extend to each side, they are circular in cross section and decorated with three incised grooves around the front half of the wing. At the ends of the wings, there is evidence of the end of the iron pin which was inserted to hold the hinged pin. In the centre of the wings below the head loop, th…
Created on: Thursday 21st December 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-B1A5B2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Iron Age/Roman La Tene III brooch dating to AD 25-100. The brooch is incomplete and is missing its spring, the pin and the catchplate. All that remains is the bow of the brooch which is bent and a small fragment of the catchplate The bow starts with a narrow blunt point and then broadens into the bow which then gradually narrows towards the foot. It appears that there is angular bend where the bow narrows at the foot section which appears to be straight and uncurving, the bow possibly creating a flat 'P' shape. There is a small fragment of catchplate attached to the bac…
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Amport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-B07CBA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative double lug brooch dating to c AD 43-100. The brooch is missing part of one wing, the pin and the curl on the edge of the catchplate. The spring retaining bar is broken and the spring on one side is bent and unravelling. At the top of brooch is a raised plate with two holes pierced through it. The wings extend to the side and half cover the springs. The bow extends down in a smooth curve to a point at the foot and is circular in plan. The catchplate extends back from the foot of the bow. The spring originally had six coils on each side …
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 7th December 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Amport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-0A2848
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy brooch, possibly Trumpet brooch, dating to the period AD 75-175. All that remains of the brooch is the lower part of the bow and the catchplate. The fragment starts with the central moulded knop of the bow. The knop comprises a central undecorated thick disc with a thin moulding above and below (which may be decorated with small vertical cuts). Below the knop the bow narrows to a small foot which ends with a pair of small almost lenticular bosses. The catchplate extends back from the foot of the bow. The back is undecorated. There is evidence of tinnin…
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-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-D7A7CC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy P-shaped brooch dating to c AD 150-300. The brooch is complete although bent and with a break in the spring. At the head of the brooch is a spring-retaining axis bar which has globular terminals and fits through a hole in the head of the brooch. There is a bilateral spring with five coils on the right hand side (viewed from the back of the brooch), the spring wire then turns under the bow to the left hand side where it is broken and there are only four coils remaining with the final coil continuing to the sharply pointed pin. The head of the bow is narrow with a t…
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Last updated: Sunday 22nd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cherhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-D5D96E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy Colchester Derivative brooch dating to c AD 43-125. Mackreth identifies this type as part of the West of England Group. The brooch is damaged where the spring retaining bar has broken and the spring has twisted round on one side and the pin broken off the other side. The brooch comprises a plain, thin bow which is oval shaped in section and which thickens at the head. The wings extend to either side below the level of the head of the brooch and are semi-circular viewed from the side. The wings are decorated at each end with a single incised line. The head of the br…
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 17th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kington St Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-AD519E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative brooch dating to c AD 75-125. The brooch is incomplete and all that remains is the lower part of the bow, the foot and a small part of the catchplate. The bow is decorated at the top with a raised plate which has three incised vertical grooves creating four ribs. The central groove appears to be undecorated, the two outer grooves have beading down the centre giving the impression of a zigzag line. The top plate narrows gradually, beneath the raised top plate the bow narrows more sharply to a small stepped foot which extends forward. The…
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 24th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishopstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-1E72E9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch dating to c AD 75-175. The brooch is incomplete and is missing its pin. There is a large lump of corroded iron on the back of the headplate. The headplate narrows sharply and curves forward to create the bow. The bow narrows and there is then a central moulding with petalled knops either side. The bow then continues narrowing to the foot and is angled either side of a central raised rib. The brooch terminates in a small foot, this is hollow suggesting that originally the foot comprised several layers which have since broken off. The brooch he…
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.