Find Spot record MDO44421 - Iron Age spiral ring from Fontmell Magna

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Summary

In 1857 it was reported that a spiral bronze ring ring, about one and a half inches in diameterhad been found near Compton and Melbury Abbas. The exact findspot is not known.

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A large spiral bronze ring, diameter about 1 1/2 inches, found some feet below the surface in uncultivated down-land nearCompton and Melbury Abbas. Comparable to a spiral ring found at Hod Hill, which Brailsford considers to be Iron Age. <1-2>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1857. Archaeological Journal 14. 14. 287.
  • <2> Monograph: Brailsford, J W. 1962. Hod Hill. Antiquities from Hod Hill in the Durden Collection. Volume 1. I. 17.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205963.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8750 1950 (point)
Map sheet ST81NE
Civil Parish Fontmell Magna; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 NE 36
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205963

Record last edited

Sep 21 2022 7:23PM

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