Findspot record TR 34 SW 27 - Bronze Age gold armlet, Castlemount House, Dover

Summary

A Bronze Age gold flange twisted spiral torc, armlet, now in the British Museum was found at Mr. Chignells residence, in 1878 in the grounds of Castle Mount, Dover. A replica of the torc is located in Dover Museum. (location accurate to the nearest 100m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference TR 3214 4204 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A Bronze Age gold flange twisted spiral torc, armlet, now in the British Museum was found at Mr. Chignells residence, in 1878 in the grounds of Castle Mount, Dover. It weights about 340g, forms an armlet of five coils and is in perfect preservation. The twisted bar of gold is coiled into a spiral. The torc was made from a cast bar. Four longitudinal cuts were made into the bar which was worked to create an X-shaped cross section. The torc was then twisted by rotating the ends of the bar from left to right and coiled around four times. It was then forged at each end into large bent-back trumpet terminals which are circular in section. An electrotype of this armlet is displayed in Dover Museum. No closer identification of the find-spot could be obtained than the area of the grounds which formed 'Castle Mount', centred at TR 32144204. (1) A replica of the Torc is located in Dover Museum. (2)


<1> Canon Scott Roberts, 1878, Archaeologia Cantiana: Gold Torques from Dover. Vol. 12 (Article in serial). SKE31798.

<2> Dover Museum, 2017, Dover Museum Accession Books (Collection). SKE32383.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Article in serial: Canon Scott Roberts. 1878. Archaeologia Cantiana: Gold Torques from Dover. Vol. 12. Vol. 12 pp. 317-320.
  • <2> Collection: Dover Museum. 2017. Dover Museum Accession Books.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Mar 16 2023 4:30PM