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Iron Age iron linch pin
Heavy iron linch pin with ring head and curved shank of rectangular section. Below the head a hole has been punched through the shank forming a raised loop.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
81.78H/194
Find Information
Site Name: The Breidden Hillfort, Criggion
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 1968-1976
Notes: Excavated by the Clwyd-Powys Arch. Trust. Context B1151 - quarry disturbance overlying Iron Age occupation soil.
Measurements
Weight
(g): 113.4
Length
(mm): 119
maximum width
(mm): 19
thickness
(mm): 15
diameter
(mm): 40 (head)
Material
Iron
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