Benwell, Anglo-Saxon brooch
Benwell, Anglo-Saxon brooch
HER Number
1498
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Benwell, Anglo-Saxon brooch
Place
Benwell
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Brooch
General Period
EARLY MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Early Medieval 410 to 1066
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
A great square-headed bronze brooch was found in 1953 during roadworks east of Benwell fort. It lay near a glass vessel which was broken and discarded by the workmen. Length 123 mm, width of headplate 50 mm, width of foot 48 mm. It has a head-plate and convex bow above a plain central panel.
Easting
421600
Northing
564600
Grid Reference
NZ421600564600
Sources
<< HER 1498 >> G. Jobey & D. Maxwell, 19?, A square-headed brooch from Benwell, Archaeologia Aeliana, 4, XXXV, 282-4;
R. Cramp & R.Miket, 1982, Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking Antiquities, no. 7;
E.T. Leeds & M. Pocock, 19?, A Study of the Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooches of the florid type, Medieval Archaeology, XV, 13-36; D.J. Smith, 1974, Museum of Antiquties, Newcastle upon Tyne - An Illustrated Introduction, 44
R. Cramp & R.Miket, 1982, Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking Antiquities, no. 7;
E.T. Leeds & M. Pocock, 19?, A Study of the Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooches of the florid type, Medieval Archaeology, XV, 13-36; D.J. Smith, 1974, Museum of Antiquties, Newcastle upon Tyne - An Illustrated Introduction, 44