Find of a bronze mount or more likely a fragment of a cruciform brooch from the sixth century in Hunningham

Description of this historic site

Find of a bronze mount or more likely a fragment of a cruciform brooch in the shape of a horse's head dated typologically to the early sixth century.The findspot was 400m southeast of Hunningham Bridge.

Notes about this historic site

1Bronze mount found in 1994 and brought to the Museum for identification. Method of recovery unrecorded. A note was added to this record in 2013 by Dr Tony Martin. The object is probably a broken cruciform brooch that shows rivet holes where a repair was made.

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