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Record ID: SOM-66BAC4
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Check Findspot. Surgical horseshoe of forged iron dating to the Post Medieval period. The shoe has straight sides and no calkins. There is a plate covering the underside of the horseshoe to provide protection for the frog of the horse. At least four nails are still present, suggesting that this was a casual loss rather than a removal (Clark, 1995). It is very rusted and there are thick deposits on both sides. It measures 140.1mm in length , 142.1mm in width, 12.1mm in thickness at the edge and 7.6mm at the plate and weighs 805g. The measurements have been affected by the corrosion, …
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.