Find Spot record MLI82470 - Anglo-Saxon harness fitting, Billingborough
Summary
An Anglo-Saxon harness fitting was found during an excavation in Billingborough parish.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 700 AD to 1000 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 35514
During an excavation on a Prehistoric site in Billingborough parish, an iron object was found from an unstratified layer. It is of iron, plated with bronze, and it has been suggested that it is part of a harness, and a date in the eighth to the tenth centuries most likely. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI7301 Bibliographic Reference: Peter Chowne, Rosamund Cheal and A.P. Fitzpatrick. 2001. Excavations at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, 1975-78: a Bronze-Iron Age settlement and saltern site. pp.22-23..
- <2> SLI7302 Archive: South Lincolnshire Archaeological Unit. 1996. Excavations at Billingborough 1975-78. LCNCC 173.1996.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TF 1271 3327 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BILLINGBOROUGH, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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