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| Name: | Saxon or Viking Metalwork Finds West of Mablethorpe |
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| HER Number: | MLI41132 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
Saxon or Viking pin heads, strap ends, and a book mount found West of Mablethorpe
| Grid Reference: | TF 471 850 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF48NE |
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| Parish: | WITHERN WITH STAIN, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
A report of 17 Saxon pin heads, 2 saxon strap ends and 1 Ringerike-style book mount, found at this site west of mablethorpe and north of Meers Bank. {1}{2}
Ringerike style decoration is not typically Saxon, and is associated with Norse and Viking peoples from the end of the 10th century to the 12th century at the latest. It may be possible that the finds were misidentified, or that they represent a mixed assemblage.
<1> SMR FILE, - - (Index). SLI3393.
<2> TOBITT M, 1988, PARISH FILE, - (Correspondence). SLI1388.
Monument Types
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Associated Finds
- SHERD (Early Medieval/Dark Age - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Index: SMR FILE. WITHERN WITH STAIN. - -. |
| <2> | Correspondence: TOBITT M. 1988. PARISH FILE. -. |
Related records
| MLI41133 | Related to: 53 Roman Coins 367-392 Reportedly Found (Monument) |
| MLI41134 | Related to: Prehistoric Worked Flint from Stain Hill (Monument) |
| MLI41135 | Related to: ROMANO BRITISH POTTERY FOUND NE OF ALFORD (Monument) |
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