Information for record number MWA7379:
Anglo Saxon Cruciform Brooch, Mancetter

Summary Findspot - an Anglo-Saxon brooch dating to the Migration period was found 350m north west of Kenilworth Farm.
What Is It?  
Type: Findspot
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Mancetter
District: North Warwickshire, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 33 96
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A copper alloy cruciform brooch with a high percentage lead content was found by a metal detectorist. The brooch is dated between c550-600 AD.
2 Illustration of the brooch.
3 Further information and a slightly improved grid reference.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Description of Anglo Saxon Copper-Alloy Cruciform Brooch
Author/originator: Stokes M
Date: 1987
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Correspondence
Title: Anglo Saxon Cruciform Brooch
Author/originator: Mr. B. Best
Date: 1994
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Drawing
Title: Anglo Saxon Aberg Type IVb Brooch, Kenilworth
Author/originator: Stokes M
Date: 1987
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monument FINDSPOT * The approximate location at which stray finds of artefacts were found. Index with object name. back
monument FARM * A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. back

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