Information for record number MWA122:
Iron Age torc found at Middleton Hall

Summary Find spot - a torc, an armband or necklace made of gold, which was Iron Age in date. It was found 100m to the north east of Middleton Hall.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Late Iron Age (100 BC - 42 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Middleton
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 19 98
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 The torc was found during potato harvesting in a field at Middleton Hall in 1968 or 1969 at the above grid reference. The field in which the torc was found has not yet been quarried, although it is close to an area which is being quarried. The British Museum kept the fragment, which was declared treasure trove.
2 Photograph.
3 It consists of a piece of wire made up of 12 wires twisted together in 6 strands. Each strand was made by simple twisting, but the 6 strands were plaited together. The composition is not inconsistent with other late Iron Age torcs. It weighs 85.1 grms and the original complete torc would probably have weighed 680 grms. The torc was probably made in the first century BC.
4 Photograph.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Middleton Hall torc fragment.
Author/originator: Borough of Tamworth
Date: 1977
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: Middleton Hall torc
Author/originator: The British Museum
Date: 1976
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Middleton Hall Torc
Author/originator: The University of Birmingham
Date: 1989
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Photograph of Middleton Hall Torc
Author/originator: British Museum
Date: 1977
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 037910
   
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Glossary

 
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period Iron Age About 800 BC to 43 AD

The Iron Age comes after the Bronze Age and before the Roman period. It is a time when people developed the skills and knowledge to work and use iron, hence the name ‘Iron Age’ which is given to this period. Iron is a much tougher and more durable metal than bronze but it also requires more skill to make objects from it. People continued to use bronze during this period.
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monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument MUSEUM * A building, group of buildings or space within a building, where objects of value such as works of art, antiquities, scientific specimens, or other artefacts are housed and displayed. back

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