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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 65 NE 17 |
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| Type of record: | Findspot |
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| Name: | Roman bronze brooch found at West Malling |
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Summary
A small Roman-type bronze brooch of 2nd century date was found in West Malling at an unrecorded site. It is described as a tapering bow, middle to late second century. It is now kept at The British Museum.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 66 57 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ65NE |
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| Parish: | WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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[Marginal] Roman brooch-type: Group N. Tapering bow - middle and late2nd c. - illustrated by a bronze example from 'Town Malling, Kent' BM acc no : 78.11-1.265. (1) A small bronze brooch of 2nd century date from West Malling is in the British Museum. (2)
<1> Ants of Ro Brit 1951 18 fig 8 no 12 (BM Guide) (OS Card Reference). SKE33312.
<2> VCH Kent 3 1932 160 (M V Taylor, R F Jessup & C F C Hawkes) (OS Card Reference). SKE51073.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1>XY | OS Card Reference: Ants of Ro Brit 1951 18 fig 8 no 12 (BM Guide). [Mapped feature: #12084 find, ] |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 3 1932 160 (M V Taylor, R F Jessup & C F C Hawkes). |
