Find Spot record MDO43560 - Spearhead blade and bracelet found at Bryanston

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A spearhead blade and bracelet, now in the British Museum, were found when the foundations were dug for Viscount Portman's house at Bryanston.

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At Bryanston (ST 8707) a "blade of Group 2 side-looped spearhead and a plain penannular armring with unexpanded terminals and of round section" were found in excavating the foundations of Viscount Portman's mansion at Bryanston (ST 80 NE 40). These items are now in the British Museum. <1>

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  • <1> Monograph: Rowlands, M J. 1976. The production and distribution of metalwork in the Middle Bronze Age in Southern Britain. 31. 231.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205477.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8749 0750 (point)
Map sheet ST80NE
Civil Parish Bryanston; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NE 45
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205477

Record last edited

Jun 29 2022 1:04PM

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