SWYOR-C91EC4: Medieval barb spring padlock fragment

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PADLOCK

Unique ID: SWYOR-C91EC4

Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy coated iron artefact, probably an end plate from a cylindrical (barrel) barb spring padlock of Medieval date, about AD 1066 - 1500. It consists of a flat disc with a large, central perforation in the shape of a plain cross, the arms of which reach almost to the edge of the disc. The artefact has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 33mm in diameter and 2.2mm thick. It weighs 8.61gm.

Compare Ottaway and Rogers, 2002, Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Finds From Medieval York, pages 2865 - 2867, also Egan, 2010, The Medieval Household, page 94, and Geake (2001) Finds Recording Guide (unpublished), page 49. A more complete example is HAMP1646.

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance

Class: barb spring

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1066
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.2 mm
Weight: 8.61 g
Diameter: 33 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2013 - Tuesday 31st December 2013

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2196

Materials and construction

Primary material: Iron
Secondary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
District: Calderdale (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Luddendenfoot (Metropolitan District Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE0426
Four figure Latitude: 53.73038136
Four figure longitude: -1.94084877
1:25K map: SE0426
1:10K map: SE02NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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