Record ID: LANCUM-D91806
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron/cu-alloy linch pin. The actual pin was made from iron and is missing - as well as the lower terminal (the 'foot') of the linch pin which was usually smaller than the head and bent. The remaining head is made from cast co-alloy and has two large rivet holes on either side of the lower part. The upper part of the head is flat and has a moulded triskele design in the centre. It is somewhat crudely made and there are no traces of enamel left between the arms of the triskele ornament.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LANCUM-FBB2A4
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable late Iron Age to early Roman iron and copper alloy linch pin head that is heavily corroded and concreted. It is angled correctly and the disc visible on the object is where it would be expected to be for a linch pin of the period (for example see LANCUM-E78098). Dates to between c100BC and cAD100. The object measures 27 x 17 x 13mm and weighs 6.4g.
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2012
Last updated: Monday 3rd May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sabden Fold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-E78098
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy and iron linch pin terminal dating from the Late Iron Age, i.e. ca. 100BC-AD100. The linch pin terminal was cast in the form of a bulbous cone which extends at the apex round into a 'button' terminal, sometimes referred to as a 'hoof' type. The terminal face is circular,17.8x21.4 mm in diameter, with in a raised oval border at the top. There is no decoration left on the face: instead, there are two small holes in a vertical line, but they seem functional rather than decorative. Traces of red enamel are left in the holes and it is likely that there was …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 20th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warton', grid reference and parish protected.