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KEY (LOCKING)
Unique ID: LVPL-90ECA6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete cast iron key probably dating to the Post-Medieval period, (1500-1700). The object consists of a sub-square bit which is at a right angle to the shank. The bit has been divided into two wards with a lozenge shaped cleft in the centre. The bow has broken off with only a small fragment attached to the shank remaining. It has a dark blackish patina and shows signs of corrosion.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 101.31 mm
Width: 32.66 mm
Thickness: 6.32 mm
Weight: 23.7 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st April 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: NORTH YORKSHIRE
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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