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Late Iron Age copper alloy rein ring
Penannular, copper alloy tubular rein-ring, slightly distorted but oval in shape with a butt-join on the inside. The ends of the ring are slightly narrower and at one end the butt-join is slightly overlapped. Each end is also pierced by a pair of diametrically opposed holes (diameter 2mm) one of which contains a copper alloy spherical stop-stud (diameter c.9mm) fixed by a copper alloy rivet which passes from the top of the stud through the ring and is hammered flush with the lower surface of the ring. The ends of the ring are worn, presumably where they accommodated the side-link. The stop-studs and rivet holes show no signs of wear.
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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.