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Description: | A breastplate and backplate of early seventeenth century date found during ploughing to the east of Mareham on the Hill. {1}{2}
The site of the find, at Scrafield in Mareham on the Hill, is close to the Civil War battlefield of Winceby (October 1643, PRN42274) which suggests a context for the find. The two pieces were a peasecod breastplate and a backplate, both found in the correct relative position for wear, breastplate uppermost. There were no bones inside or nearby and it maybe that the armour was thrown off in a hurry to aid flight from the battle. The position of the latchets retaining the shoulder pieces may be significant here: one was in the shut position, the other open – possibly one side was undone so that the armour could be wrenched off. The site of the village of Scrafield lies on a route that might be taken by Royalist troops fleeing back to Horncastle after their defeat in the battle. {3} | Temporal: | 1600 - 1699 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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