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Record ID: HAMP-6B9876
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval iron key of probable 14th-century date. The bow is incomplete and circular in cross section. The shank is broadly square in cross section 9.65mm thick. The simple bit has two clefts, 13.65mm and 4.85mm in length. The key is heavily corroded and is flaking.
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2012
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Record ID: HAMP-D19BB4
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded and incomplete wrought iron horseshoe of probable later medieval date, possibly post-medieval. It has a rounded outer edge and an inner profile resembling a pointed arch. There are at least two nail holes on either side; it is likely the artefact has six nail holes, arranged three-three. Both terminals have been lost; it is not clear whether any calkins were present. One terminal is thickened (web width: 33.3mm) compared to the other (13.9mm). This 'later medieval' form can be compared with those illustrated in Clark (1986, 3; fig. 8).
Created on: Wednesday 24th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2010
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This findspot is known as 'Headbourne Worthy CP', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HAMP-D0F485
Object type: SHEARS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very corroded fragment possibly from a pair of medieval or post-medieval cast iron shears. The single-edged iron blade has a short section of the tang remaining. The shape of the blade where it meets the tang is semicircular and suggests that this could be one blade from a pair of shears. Similar shears can be seen illustrated in Margeson (1993, 134; fig. 99), mostly of post-medieval date, although they are difficult to distinguish from medieval ones (see Cowgill et al. 1987). However, this very functional object type continued to be used into the post medieval and modern periods, s…
Created on: Wednesday 24th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2010
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Headbourne Worthy CP', grid reference and parish protected.
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