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Medieval iron padlock key
Padlock key with circular bit and expanded, flattened and perforated stem which has simple punched decoration which retains some non-ferrous plating. This type of key, one of the least common Medieval types, is paralleled by examples from Totnes Castle, Devon and Seacourt, Oxfordshire (Berks) (1).
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
76.4H/2.4
Find Information
Site Name: Llantrithyd, Vale of Glamorgan
Collection Method: Excavation
Date: 1960-1969
Acquisition
donation, 14/1/1976
Measurements
Weight
(g): 22.5
Length
(mm): 117
Width
(mm): 28 (head)
Width
(mm): 17 (handle)
Material
Iron
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