Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40275 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Medieval iron horseshoe |
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Summary
A medieval iron horseshoe was found by metal detecting.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 93 02 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF90SW |
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| Parish: | OVINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
March 2003. Metal detecting.
14th-15th century medieval iron horseshoe with smooth outer and sharply angular inner profile and calkins (one missing).
No details of nail holes are visible, but probably of (S1)'s Type 4. Calkin is of Type B.
Length and width 100mm, a median size for this type (ibid 97-100).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 16 February 2004.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- HORSESHOE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Article in Monograph: Clark, J. 1995. Horseshoes. The Medieval Horse and its Equipment, c. 1150-1450. Clark, J. (ed.). pp 75-101. |
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