FOI 2026-036: record 63.24/2 spearhead

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Identification numbers:
Object number: 63.24/2
Other number:
Micromusée V6 SN 10891
Identification:
Identification: Medieval iron spearhead
Identification: spearhead
Description:
Description: Lanceolate, with a semicircular cut on either side, at the widest part of the blade; a short socket, with
remains of side-straps.
Collection record:
Locality: Llandough Church Farm Llandough
Object coordinates:
National Grid Reference ST168733
OS 1:10,000 Sheet ST 17 SE
Notes: c. 1858, when new buildings erected, 'About six skeletons of big men were also found in the same place...buried
with a lot of shells, limpet or cookie'.
Material and Technique:
Material:
iron
Creation/Production:
Occupation/Role:
Production
Period, dating:
Medieval (c.1070-c.1500)
Occupation/Role:
Production
Period, dating:
15th century
Notes: possibly
Legal status:
Status: Current
Acquisition:
Entry number: 1963.24
Acquisition date: 08/02/1963
Number of objects: 3
Acquisition method: donation
Previous owner name:
Tag:
Person/body
Name:
Address:
Name/Corporate name:
Address: Cogan Pill
Town/City: Penarth
Record created: 10 November 1998 00:00:00
Entry date: 08/02/1963

Storage information:

Object status: Object in the collection
Permanent location: box M02.03
Location status: location verified by NMB
Location date: 03/10/2002
Condition control:
Status: Current
Keyword:
Subject/theme:
not verified
System info:
Record created: 03 May 1995 00:00:00
Record created by:
Last update: 25 March 2003 15:15:43
Record updated by:
Record status: Validated record

Artifact description

The records team discloses further material, including a waterwheel record and an estate sale document page, from additional searches.

Our integration

Part of the FOI thread with Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales opened 8 September 2026. The thread's standing classification is “partial”. Statutory time: met.

Concern to test: whether this reply answers the question as asked, or a narrower one. Not checked against the original request wording here.

What cuts against the case: the body disclosed material, which is the opposite of a refusal; what it disclosed is shown here as sent.

Related: GHF-E106-R33-A1 — FOI 2026-036: letter of 22 Nov 1931, file 63.24 · GHF-E106-R33-A2 — FOI 2026-036: record 63.24/1 rowel spur · The covering email · What They Don’t Say: WTDS-d0868f91-1, WTDS-d0868f91-2, WTDS-d0868f91-3, WTDS-d0868f91-4 · EV-0297 in the evidence catalogue · Timeline · Disclosure Dartboard