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HORSESHOE
Unique ID: PUBLIC-124CC6
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A worn and incomplete iron dove type horseshoe of the Medieval period, circa late 13th century.
The shoe has three sub-circular nail holes which have rectangular recesses, probably to accept square-headed nails. The heel is inclined and narrows with a turned down calkin. Probably a saddle shoe. Reference Ivan. G. Sparkes, OLD HORSESHOES, page 15. Length of shoe: 104.51 mm. Width: 25.21 mm. Thickness: 5.43 mm. Weight: 84 grams.
Class: dove
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1280
Date to: Circa AD 1350
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 104.51 mm
Width: 25.21 mm
Thickness: 5.43 mm
Weight: 84 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 2nd February 2014
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparkes, I.G. | 1976 | Old Horseshoes | Shire Publications Ltd | 15 |
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