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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
Grid Reference: SJ 292 144
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
width / mm
thickness / mm:15
diameter / mm:40 (head)
Material
iron
Techniques
forged
Location
In store
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