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Late Iron Age copper alloy rein ring
Penannular, slightly distorted, copper alloy tubular rein-ring. Oval in shape but circular in cross-section with a butt-join on the inner-face. Each end of the rein-ring is pierced by two pairs of diametrically opposed rivet holes (diameter c.2mm) set on the upper and lower sides. The inner pair on one side have wear facets around their perimeter and on the other side the outer pair contains a copper alloy rivet (length 14mm) which presumably held a lost stop-stud in place. There are also wear facets on the inner-face of each end of the ring.
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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.