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Late Iron Age iron bridle bit
Iron rein-ring and side-link both plated with copper alloy. The rein-ring is slightly oval (external diameter 77-81mm, internal diameter 59-63m) and circular in cross-section (diameter c.9mm). Two flattened stop-studs (diameter c.14mm, height 8mm) are fixed through the ring by iron rivets. There are wear facets on the link side of both stop-studs. The portion of the ring which accommodated the side-link is also partially worn through but this was originally thinner than the main part of the rein-ring. The perforations of the segmented side-link (length 69mm, width of terminal bulb socket 17mm) are set in perpendicular planes at right angles to one another. The inner eye of the side-link has worn through.
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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.