Record ID: SWYOR-F5E782
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age or Early Roman linch pin foot fitting. The fitting is iron with a thin sheath of copper alloy covering the end. The end of the fitting is flared and slightly dished, rising in the centre to a small, rounded knob. The shaft of the fitting is circular and has broken off just behind the head. The copper sheathing has a dark brown patina. It is 18.4mm in diameter and 17.5mm long. It weighs 12.86gm. This example is a little smaller than others on the database. There is no close parallel on the database but similar examples are SUSS-89C1D7, BH-CE4A95 and a more complete and …
Created on: Thursday 16th July 2009
Last updated: Friday 23rd March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catterick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-0ECB23
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron, but copper plated probable linch pin. The pin is very robust and is 106mm long. The pin is D shaped in section and tapers to a blunt point. It is 9.4mm wide at the thick end. The head of the pin is a separate spherical hollow knop which has a diameter of 14.5mm. There are vertical striations along the rounded side of the pin, and sloping transverse scratches on the flat side. The flat side is more worn at either end and not in the middle. Linch pins were used in the Iron Age and Roman periods to fix the wheels to the axels of vehicles. This probable pin is also probably from t…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.