SWYOR-1C7C33: Medieval buckle; Meols Type 4

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BUCKLE

Unique ID: SWYOR-1C7C33

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A Medieval single looped, D-shaped copper alloy buckle with a lipped frame and a narrowed and offset strap bar, of Meols type 4, dating from AD 1350 - 1450. The frame is rectangular in cross-section, taller than it is wide, and the pointed and projecting lip has an pin notch. Part of the sheet copper alloy plate survives, folded round the bar, with a notch for the missing pin, and recessed corners to accommodate the frame. Iron staining suggests the pin may have been ferrous. The buckle has a dark grey patina. Together with the plate it is 24.2mm long, 15.7mm wide and 2.8mm thick. 1.74g. Similar buckles are illustrated in Griffiths, Philpott and Egan, 2007, Meols: The Archaeology of the North Wirral Coast, page 91.

Class: Meols type 4

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: Exactly AD 1450

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24.2 mm
Width: 15.7 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 1.74 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 21st February 2017 - Tuesday 21st February 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 2958

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

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

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE3754
Four figure Latitude: 53.98074006
Four figure longitude: -1.43730464
1:25K map: SE3754
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

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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