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Findspot record TR 03 SE 103 - Surface find of a medieval flesh hook
Summary
Surface find of a medieval flesh hook in Newchurch Parish.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 061 322 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR03SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | NEWCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A medieval Flesh hook picked up from a ploughed field. The socketed hook, 21cm long, has three curled prongs at it's tip at right angles to the shaft. A pin, for holding the socket on to a wooden handle, is still in place near the base of the socket which ios 2.5cm in diameter.
According to the London Museum Medieval Catalogue, flesh hooks were kept near the domestic hearth to pull cooked meat out of the cooking pot or couldron(1-2)
<1> Vale, J, 1989, Archaeological notes from the Kent county museum service (Article in serial). SKE16139.
<2> Romney Marsh Research Trust, 2010, Romney Marsh Research Trust Gazetteer 2010 (Unpublished document). SKE16034.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 26 2010 1:31PM