net weight
Object Detail
Object Name
weight
Description
A Medieval fishing net weight found in the bank of the River Thames at Inglesham. A wide range of freshwater fish featured in the Medieval diet including roach, bleak, perch, pike, carp, and gudgeon, suppling fresh food throughout the year. Fishing weights were used in conjunction with floats to keep a net vertical in the water, sometimes used to net off sections of the river to catch migrating fish such as salmon.
Accession No
2001.64
Collection
River Thames
Associated Period
12th century