English: A fragment of the head of a copper-alloy square headed brooch of early Anglo Saxon date was found in 11/2004 subsequently in 10/2005 the adjoining fragment, consisting of the lower part of the head and the bow from the same brooch were discovered.

The first fragment consists of the upper half of the headplate  and it is very worn, it measures 49mm in width and 30mm in surviving length.  The front face has traces of border grooves and outside the upper edge of this rows of worn triangular motifs can be seen.  A more decorative rectangular central panel has quatrefoil motifs in its upper corners and straight grooves across the upper edge between these, the other sides of the panel have rope like motifs.  This central panel has two adjacent, now incomplete, central rectangular perforations.  Traces of gilding can also be seen on the front face.  John Hines has examined this fragment and has classified it as group 16 or possibly 17 (Hines pers comm 11/2004).

The second fragment consisting of the lower fragment of the head and the bow is also worn.  It measures 38.22mm in total length, the head fragment is 30.7mm in surviving width and the bow is 30mm in surviving length and 18.5mm in width.  

The central decorative panel continues on the lower fragment of the head. The back face of this lower fragment of the head has the remains of the integral pin loop. The bow is rectangular in plan and curved with a longitudinal ridges running down either edge and its centre. The bow has patches of pale green active corrosion.