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HORSESHOE

Unique ID: SOMDOR198

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Iron horseshoe. Norman type. Sub-circular counter sunk nail holes. Wavy outer edge. Possibly early type (mid 11th to mid 12th century).

Notes:

PAL 1018

Class: Clark type 2

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1066
Date to: Circa AD 1250

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 103 mm
Width: 117.65 mm
Thickness: 26.24 mm
Weight: 139.02 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st May 1999

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Iron

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: Weymouth and Portland (District)
To be known as: DORSET WEYMOUTH

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Clark, J.	1986	Medieval Horseshoes	York	Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 4

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Recording Institution: SOMDOR
Created: 24 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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