Find Spot record MLI51439 - UNLOCATED FIND OF A PAIR OF HORSE BARNACLES FROM WEST FIRSBY
Summary
UNLOCATED FIND OF A PAIR OF HORSE BARNACLES FROM WEST FIRSBY
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
A PAIR OF PROBABLY ROMAN IRON HORSE BARNACLES FROM WEST FIRSBY, NOW IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. THE BARNACLES ARE ILLUSTRATED IN THE JARVIS MANUSCRIPT p149, AND MAY ALSO BE REFERED TO ON pp433-7 '…ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE WESTWARDS FROM WEST FIRSBY DMV A CIST WAS FOUND…THERE TOO WERE FOUND THE SHEARS'. {1}{2}{5}
BARNACLES ARE PINCERS USED TO GRIP THE NOSE OF A HORSE AS A RESTRAINT DURING SHOEING.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI2832 Index: OS CARD INDEX. WEST FIRSBY. TF 08 NW:5,1962, DA.
- <2> SLI3372 Index: SMR FILE. WEST FIRSBY. SK 98 NE:AH,1979, TMA.
- <3> SLI323 Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. VOL 91 (1934) p185.
- <4> SLI599 Article in Serial: SMITH, R.A.. 1918. PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES. VOL 30 (2nd Ser)p55;Fig 1.
- <5> SLI4570 Unpublished Document: JARVIS, E.G.. 1849. NOTES ON THE JARVIS MANUSCRIPT. JARVIS MSS pp149,433-7.
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEST FIRSBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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