Find Spot record 0543100000 - NEAR HEDSOR TOWER

Summary

Saxon metalwork found whilst metal-detecting

Protected Status/Designation

  • Planning Notification Area: Roman find scatter found by metal-detecting (DBC9291)

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 19mm.
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
CAST SAUCER BROOCH FOUND BY A HOPKINS IN FIELD S OF HEDSOR TOWER. ON BACK & CAST WITH BROOCH ARE 2 LUGS FOR PIN ATTATCHMENT & 1 ?ABRADED FOR CATCH PLATE. PERIMETER OF BROOCH SLIGHTLY CORRODED, & HAS 3 CONCENTRIC GROOVES. 'BULL'S EYE' IN CENTRE & AROUND THIS CROUCHING BEASTS NOSE TO TAIL (B1).
PUBLISHED (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>XYSBC15165 Unpublished document: 1984. TRENFIELD P & TAYLOR G (S BUCKS METAL DETECTOR CLUB) & FARLEY M E (BCM) 1984 (SEE NOTES & CORRESPONDENCE, FILED). [Mapped feature: #5268 NGR from approx location of findspot shown on Mr Hopkins' map extract, ]
  • <2>SBC3515 Article in serial: Tania Dickinson & Mike Farley. 1992. 'AN ANGLO-SAXON SAUCER BROOCH FROM HEDSOR', IN RECS OF BUCKS 34 PP97-100 & PL 1. Vol 34.

Location

Grid reference SU 90614 86459 (point)
Civil Parish HEDSOR, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SAUCER BROOCH (5th Century Saxon to 6th Century - 410 AD to 599 AD)

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Metal-detecting (EBC18580)

Record last edited

Jan 20 2024 2:50PM

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