Find Spot record MLI42215 - Medieval Gold Ring, Horncastle

Summary

Medieval gold ring found close to the allotment gardens, Horncastle.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

A medieval gold posy ring was found in 1980, on land to the south of Horncastle. The ring had a hoop of rectangular section, and was engraved around the outside with a floral design and a 15th century black letter inscription 'HONUR ET JOIE'. {1}{2}{3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Index: Lincolnshire County Council. Sites and Monuments Record Card Index. TF 26 NE: CP.
  •  Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM 105.82.
  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1982. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire, 1981' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.17, p.83.

Map

Location

Grid reference TF 2590 6880 (point) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish HORNCASTLE, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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