Three large silver brooches of the square-headed type set with square garnets and ornamented with the engraved animal forms common in the 6th century, were found in the neighbourhood of an Anglo Saxon burial at Milton-next-Sittingbourne and are preserved in a defective condition. (1) Two late 5th/early 6th century square-headed brooches from Milton- next-Sittingbourne (See Illustration Card). (2) A set of three Anglo-Saxon gilt, bronze square-headed brooches from Milton-next-Sittingbourne now in the British Museum, accession numbers 1905, 4-18, 19, 20, 21. (3-4). Additional reference (5).

<1> VCH Kent I 1908 374 (RA Smith) (OS Card Reference). SKE51167.

<2> AS Square Headed Brooches 1949 108 Plate (ET Leeds) (OS Card Reference). SKE37386.

<3> Md Arch 21 1977 41 (R Avent & D Leigh) (OS Card Reference). SKE46607.

<4> Letter from BM 10.6.87 (OS Card Reference). SKE46097.

<5> Rigold, S. E. and Webster, L., 1971, Three Anglo-Saxon disc brooches (Article in serial). SWX7505.