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HORSESHOE
Unique ID: SWYOR-D67DBD
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An iron horseshoe (in two pieces) of probable Medieval to Post Medieval date, about AD 1250 - 1600. It is of Clark type 4 (Clark, 2004, The Medieval Horse and its Equipment). It has a fairly narrow inner profile and no obvious calkins. The shoe has three nail holes on one side and four on the other with six rectangular headed nails extant or partially extant, each standing proud of the shoe. The horseshoe is sub-rectangular in section, being convex on the ground surface and flat on the foot surface. The web measures 31.6mm at its widest point and narrows down to 22mm at one heel, and 11mm at the other. The horseshoe is 106mm long, 96.8mm wide and 24.6mm thick at a nail. 190.66g.
Compare WILT-5E8B22, SUR-AF0F85 and Finds Research Group 700-1700, Datasheet 4, fig.8.
Class: Clark type 4
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 106 mm
Width: 96.8 mm
Thickness: 24.6 mm
Weight: 190.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Thursday 25th January 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 3023
Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Hand made
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Ribble Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Newsholme (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SD8350
Four figure Latitude: 53.94582231
Four figure longitude: -2.26048959
1:25K map: SD8350
1:10K map: SD85SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, J. | 1986 | Medieval Horseshoes | York | Finds Research Group 700-1700 Datasheet 4 | 8 | ||
| Clark, J. | 1995 | The Medieval Horse and its Equipment | London | HMSO |
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