Find Spot record MLI41850 - Unlocated Anglo-Saxon sword and other finds from Horncastle
Summary
Unlocated Anglo-Saxon sword and other finds from Horncastle
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 41850
An Anglo-Saxon sword approximately 3 feet long and 1.5 inches wide was found in Horncastle and is now in Hull museum. {1}
This is probably the sword from the burial noted by T. Sheppard, which was associated with an Anglo-Saxon sword, and two iron socketed spears heads. {2}{3}{4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI3096 Index: SMR FILE. HORNCASTLE. TF 26 NE C,1978, TMA.
- <2> SLI2569 Index: OS CARD INDEX. HORNCASTLE. TF 26 NE 8,1964, HARPER F R.
- <3> SLI3905 Serial: SHEPPARD, T.. 1918. LINCOLNSHIRE NOTES AND QUERIES. VOL 15, PP 97-8.
- <4> SLI3905 Serial: SHEPPARD, T.. 1918. LINCOLNSHIRE NOTES AND QUERIES. VOL 15 P97.
- <5> SLI322 Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1934. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 1' in the Archaeological Journal. VOL 91 P148.
Map
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Location
Grid reference | Not recorded |
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Civil Parish | HORNCASTLE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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