Rights Holder: Northamptonshire County Council
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Unique ID: NARC-3C69B6
Object type certainty: Certain
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A medieval key with hollow stem and U-shaped round tooth, or bit. The bit has a rectangular cleft along it's length underneath to form eight wards. The handle (bow) is broken and only the bit remains. This is of a medieval date.
YORYM-15C6D3 is a very similar example.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 6.5 mm
Weight: 9.61 g
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 27th December 2011
This object was found at Central Searchers - near Catworth, Cambs
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
4 Figure: TL0874
Four figure Latitude: 52.353437
Four figure longitude: -0.415716
1:25K map: TL0874
1:10K map: TL07SE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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