Find Spot record 281 - Bronze Age Find from Henhull Parish

Gold Bracelet with expanded terminals. Late Bronze Age. Made from round gold bar, approx 4mm diameter, beaten into flat ribbon, 6mm wide and 1mm thick. Total length 173mm. Opened out when found. Close to line of Roman Road led to speculation that lost in Roman times (1). J J Taylor has drawn parallels with finds from Potterne, Wiltshire; Brean Down, Somerset; and Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Ruthin (2). The bracelet has now been restored and for a time loaned to the National Museum (4).

<1> County Historic Environment Record, 1973-1985, Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin, 9/98 Williams S R 1983 (Journal/Periodical). SCH565.

<2> Taylor J J, 1986, Wiltshire Archaeological Magazine (Oral Communication). SCH3715.

<3> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, 1/101 Longley D 1987 (Book). SCH3556.

<4> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Turner R C (Oral Communication). SCH2330.