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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SWYOR-A73A26

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy, single loop, medieval buckle, dating from 1350-1450AD. The frame is of an elongated D shape and has a hemispherical knop with a raised collar in the centre of the outer edge. The strap bar is narrowed and offset. A flat, copper alloy pin remains in place; the underside of this pin has a lateral groove along its length. The buckle has a patchy, dark green patina. It is 30mm long, 19.1mm wide and 8.2mm thick. It weighs 4.49gm.

Similar buckles are illustrated in Griffiths, Philpott and Egan, 2007, Meols: The Archaeology of the North Wirral Coast, plate 15, numbers 622, 625 and 626.

Class: Cassels type 1.5C

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 30 mm
Width: 19.1 mm
Thickness: 8.2 mm
Weight: 4.49 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th September 2011 - Saturday 10th September 2011

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 1640

Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Harrogate (District)
Parish or ward: North Deighton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE3850
Four figure Latitude: 53.944719
Four figure longitude: -1.422554
1:25K map: SE3850
1:10K map: SE35SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G.	2007	Meols: The Archaeology of the North West Wirral Coast	Oxford	Oxford University School of Archaeology	plate 15, numbers 622, 625 & 626

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 12 years ago
Updated: About one year ago

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