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Thrislington: iron chain
 
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Iron Chain

This is another example of an iron chain from Thrislington. Animal carcasses were stored suspended from a chain, which kept them off the ground, out of the way of rodents and damp.

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PREHISTORIC BURIALROMAN PERIOD FARMANGLO-SAXON ROYAL PALACEMEDIEVAL VILLAGEMEDIEVAL CASTLEPOST-MEDIEVAL LEAD WORKINGTWENTIETH CENTURY COAL MINE