LVPL-8AB444: Fragment of a Post-Medieval spur

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SPUR

Unique ID: LVPL-8AB444

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Cast copper alloy fragment from a Post-Medieval rowel spur. It is L-shaped in plan with only the spur neck and spur box remaining. The spur neck is circular in section and widens in the middle. At the junction between the neck and the box the fragment bends 90 degrees. There is a circular knob on the corner. The spur box consists of 2 arms running parallel to each other, ending in a circular terminal. This circle has a central hole through which a bar would have run to hold the rowel in place.

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Finders reference- 11

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 41 mm
Weight: 19.3 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st January 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Cannock Chase (District)
Parish or ward: Brindley Heath (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK0017
Four figure Latitude: 52.750617
Four figure longitude: -2.001439
1:25K map: SK0017
1:10K map: SK01NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: LVPL
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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