Horseshoe
Category
Archaeological material
Date
c. 1300 - 1499
Materials
Iron
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire
NT 579497
Summary
Horseshoe Clark’s type 4, 1300 AD – 1499 AD.
Full description
This medieval horseshoe provides evidence that horses were kept within the grounds of Tattershall Castle. This artefact was recovered during an excavation of the castle moat between 1912 and 1914 by William Weir at the bequest of Lord Curzon as part of the site’s restoration works. Around 1,300 objects were found during this excavation and largely date to the medieval and post-medieval periods when the castle was occupied. The collection comprises pottery, ceramic building material, plaster, worked stone, vessel and window glass, metal work and clay pipe.
