Can anyone identify this coverplate please?

I would say it *is* a rodding eye. That type usually have a pipe that slopes away down from them.

Yep. Or at least, we have a rodding eye which has an identical cover plate.

David

Extending a border today and came upon this, buried about two inches below the turf: Oval cover about 20cm x 15cm:

Thanks

Edward

Quatermass and the pit - leave it alone don't touch it!!!

Yes I was thinking of that US series "Lost" myself!

Thanks

There is a pipe that slopes away, but the ground is hard as concrete so I didn't feel like excavating just to photograph it.

And thanks to other responders.

Edward

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Deffo a rodding eye. The odd thing is I can't see any hold-down screws. Presumably to pull it off you just clear out the central cavity and put in a hook.

In the first pic I thought the trowel was a nice full size stainless digging shovel so got the scale totally wrong, second pic sorted that though.