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Late Iron Age copper alloy rein ring
Penannular, copper alloy, tubular, rein-ring, slightly distorted but circular in shape and cross-section with a butt-join on the inside. Each end of the ring is pierced by a pair of diametrically opposed holes (diameter 1mm). There are no wear facets on the ring. Iron corrosion deposits surviving inside the ring at both ends suggest that the connecting 'bridge' or sleeve, was iron and has preferentially corroded during deposition.
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Site Name: Llyn Cerrig Bach, Cae Ifan Farm
Notes: Found during the construction of an airfield at RAF Station Valley. Some certainly, the rest probably, from a wet meadow which formed the margin of Llyn Cerrig Bach. The exact depth below the grassy surface at which the objects were deposited is not known. The bog was excavated to a maximum depth of 20 feet. A few objects were found on the spot, after the peaty deposit had been won from the boggy margin of the lake. The rest, with the exception of 44.32/58, were found on that portion of the adjacent aerodrome on which the peat from this site had been spread. Animal bones were associated with the deposit and many metal objects were stained with vivianite.