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ARROWHEAD
Unique ID: LANCUM-508DBE
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Small cast copper alloy iron arrowhead dating from the Medieval period, i.e. c. AD1200-1500. The arrowhead is small and socketed with a roughly elongated triangular-shaped head. The head has two wings and its quite flat in cross-section. The socket is a slim tapered cone and is slightly diamond-shaped in cross-section. The arrowhead shows considerable corrosion on the surface. Similar to LANCUM-821393 and LVPL-D581C0 on the database. Similar examples (sub-classified in Jessop's paper cf 6) have been found particularly at castle excavations including Goltho Manor (11th century), Castle Acre (12th century) as well as Rumney Castle and Bramber Castle (13th/ 14th century). Jessop suggests that these arrowheads were mainly used for hunting and span a wide date range from the 11th-14th centuries. The length is 46mm, the width is 11mm, thickness 8mm and the weight 5.18g.
- Jessop, O., 1997 Medieval Arrowheads : Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 22.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 46 mm
Width: 11 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight: 5.18 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 7th July 2015 - Tuesday 7th July 2015
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Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Kesteven (District)
Parish or ward: Stamford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF0207
Four figure Latitude: 52.65115017
Four figure longitude: -0.49367427
1:25K map: TF0207
1:10K map: TF00NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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