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NAIL
Unique ID: NLM-4C3F37
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Iron and lead nail fragment. Wrought iron nail with the angled stub of a tapered shank protruding from its round lead-covered head. This treatment was probably intended to retard corrosion of the nail and suggests its placement in an exposed position, perhaps securing roofing or flashing. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800.
Diameter (head): 17.2mm, Thickness (head): 4.1mm, Length: 12.3mm, Weight: 4.68gms.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 12.3 mm
Thickness: 4.1 mm
Weight: 4.68 g
Diameter: 17.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM29257
Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Secondary material: Lead
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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