Anglo-Saxon disc brooch, Martello Dairy Farm, Folkestone. Exact location is uncertain, but it is said to be between Folkestone and Dover. The jewelled disc brooch was found with a string of seventy-four beads, two of which were of amethyst, at Martello Dairy Farm. The brooch was of gilded silver, 3.5cm in diameter but the central setting was now empty. The brooch and beads were sold at Sothebys on 12 July 1971, lots 10 and 11 and are now in a private collection. They have been recorded in the Leeds Archive at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Classified by Avent as corpus no. 71. (1,2, 3)

The farm was situated next to the Valiant Sailor public house, at the top of Dover Hill. The associated grave was found in the yard of behind the Valiant sailor. More finds were reported on from the opposite side of the Dover road.

Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKe6815.

Andrew Richardson, 2000, Gazetteer of Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries and Burial-Sites in Kent (Unpublished document). SKE29253.

<1> BAR 11 pt 2 AS Garnet Inlaid Disc & Composite Brooches 1975 plate 14 (R Avent) (OS Card Reference). SKE37475.

<2> Med Arch 16 1972 157 (L E Webster J Cherry) (OS Card Reference). SKE46732.

<3> Southern Water Services, 1993, Dover & Folkestone Wastewater Treatment scheme Environmental Statement (Unpublished document). SKE6815.