Horse drawn plough
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron
Measurements
600 mm (Width); 2850 mm (Length)
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 551408
Summary
A horse drawn single furrow plough consisting of a central iron beam with two (relatively short) curved handles attached at the end. A single wheel is centrally positioned at the front. No breast plates are present but 4 small metal plates are attached to a central frame. At the front of this frame an arrow-shaped blade is horizontally mounted to a coulter-like support. No tee head is present but a chain is attached.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.