Record ID: KENT-32C727
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incompete, fragment of a Post Medieval, forged, wrought iron, medium sized tongue horseshoe. This has a 'U' or tunnel like shaped inner edge with relatively wide frog and heels wide apart - usually used on riding horses. There are just two, rectangular shaped nail holes visible on this branch and traces of fullering, which would indicate a later date. There is no calkin. This horseshoe is broken at a worn point at the toe and has rusty corrosion all over. This horsehoe is likely to date between 1750-1815. Ref. Detector Finds 3, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1997, page 40-41 …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SEVENOAKS', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-7D8EE2
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete medieval iron rowel spur. The piece represents approximately 90% of one side, and 45% of the other, and although corroded is in relatively good condition. The longer side curves down around the ankle and up again. It has three evenly spaced, perforated circular expansions along its length, and the tightest part of the curve is well towards the front, just behind the first perforated lobe. Between the circular lobes the side is narrower, and where best preserved appears to have had a trapezoidal cross-section with bevelled edges. There is a single similar circular lobe su…
Created on: Saturday 7th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-A0DDB7
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron blade. Incomplete length is 78.77mm, width at cutting edge is 71.92mm, width at break 43.17mm. Thickness at cutting edge is 8.55mm, thickness at break is 43.17mm. Too heavy to weigh with scales present at rally. Date is uncertain.
Created on: Sunday 8th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th November 2014
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Record ID: PUBLIC-AC7856
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval iron key, now quite corroded and with some metal missing. The bow is oval, the stem short and square in cross-section, and the bit is rectangular, with a cleft cut in the lower part of the rear edge (towards the bow) and another cleft cut into the upper part of the front edge. This upper cleft creates a division between the bit and the end of the stem, which does not extend quite as far as the end of the bit; it is probably broken off short. Existing measurements in its corroded condition are: overall length 47.8mm, thickness of stem 6.2mm, the bit measures 18.8…
Created on: Monday 9th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-D616D2
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron key. Wrought iron rotary key with oval bow, moulded shank and a bit with two wards with three clefts apiece; it is likely that a narrower pin at the end of the shank has been lost. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1750-1850. Length: 128.1mm, Width (bow): 43.8mm, Diameter (moulding on shank): 13.2mm, Thickness (bit): 9.8mm, Weight: 90.19gms.
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th January 2021
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Record ID: WILT-D8A7B4
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but slightly bent Post-Medieval (1550-1700) iron rotary key, measuring 127.03mm in length (un-bent c.134mm) and weighing 79.9g. The key has an oval bow measuring 48.70x30.52mm (internal 41.35x23.17mm), the edges of which are D-shaped in cross-section and stand c.6mm high. The stem is circular in cross-section, thickening from 8.84mm diameter beyond the bow to 12.03mm diameter before the bit. It extends c.10mm beyond the bit, and measures 9.35mm in diameter at the end. The bit comprises two sections, a Z and backwards Z projecting from a short collar and placed slightly …
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malmesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-DA8201
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Wrought Iron horseshoe. Horseshoe of Clark Type 4 (1995; Horseshoes in The Medieval Horse and its Equipment: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, London, HMSO, pages 75-101) . The most notable feature is the relatively narrow space between the branches of the shoe, which approaches the configuration of a pointed arch. One calkin remains at one end of one branch, the other branch end was probably feathered. The web is broader (circa 46mm) and the shoe heavier than as specified by Clark (an average weight of 230 g with a web of width 30mm; the additional weight may have resulted f…
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th January 2021
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Record ID: NLM-DA9981
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Wrought Iron nails. Two near-complete hand made nails and three other nail shank fragments (a-e); the most complete nail (d) probably had a flat rounded head. The making of nails by a blacksmith would produce a rectilinear section, as opposed to the round section of modern mechanically drawn nail shanks. The process of manufacture remained effectively unchanged through the Medieval and Post-Medieval period. Suggested date: Medieval to Post-Medieval, 1200-1800. Lengths and Weights: a) L 135mm W 38.54gms, b) L 68mm W 16.79gms, c) L 58mm W 5.47gms, d) L 54mm W 10.74gms, e) L 37mm W …
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th January 2021
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Record ID: NLM-DAAA75
Object type: SLICKER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Wrought Iron possible slicker or drawknife. Possible blade, though now lacking a clear V-section, with one handle remaining of an original pair which, if the identification is sustained, would be set at either end of the blade. This tool would be used in currying leather to scrape dirt from the inside of a hide, and to rub in and remove grease. Suggested date: Medieval to Post-Medieval, 1200-1800. Length: 62mm, Width: 13mm, thickness: 7mm, Weight: 16.22gms.
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th January 2021
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Record ID: KENT-419381
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, Post Medieval (Stuart - Georgian period), forged, wrought, rusty iron tongue horseshoe. The horseshoe was probably 'U' shaped when complete which would probably have been used for a riding horse. There are three or possibly four nail holes on this half therefore there were six or eight on the complete shoe. There also appears to be some feint fullering but no calkins. The surface has badly corroded with loose rust falling off. This horseshoe is likely to date to 1600-1799. Ref. Old Horseshoes, Shire Album 19, Ivan G. Sparkes, Shire Publishing, page 17-21 and inside cove…
Created on: Monday 16th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SEVENOAKS', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-701B94
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of iron metal working debris or slag. It is roughly rectangular in form with pitted, uneven globular surfaces resultant from the cooling of the object. There are a few small gravel/flint inclusions on one surface. It measures 17.48mm in length, 13.18mm in width, 10.46mm in thickness and 3.80g in weight. This fragment is of uncertain Iron Age or later date, although most plausibly Post-Medieval to Modern in date range.
Created on: Wednesday 18th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 18th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickham Skeith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-950857
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, cast iron cannon ball of Post-Medieval date, c. 1500-1700. The solid ball is hemispherical, with the split probably occurring in antiquity. The entire surface is uneven in texture, pitted with corrosion. It's full weight can be estimated at 2.5-3lbs.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2019
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Record ID: NCL-953034
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, iron spearhead of probable Roman date, c. 50-410. The spear is very corroded, with considerable expansion through the corrosion process, distorting the shape and measurements. The majority of the blade is missing, but the remaining elements indicated a leaf-shaped blade on a socket. The corrosion is such that the shoulders of the blade appear to merge with the top of the socket, and no edge remains.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
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Record ID: LVPL-980691
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast iron rowel spur dating to the Medieval period. The object consists of two incomplete arms which are D-shaped in cross section and the neck. The neck of the object is oval in cross section. Beyond the neck is the rowel box which divides into two halves before terminating with a break. The object is corroded.
Created on: Friday 20th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scopwick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A9D575
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a post-medieval iron spur. The piece comprises most of one side, a stub of the second side, and the stub of a neck leading to a missing goad or rowel box. The more complete side is straight, D-shaped in cross-section, and tapers to a broken end. The terminal is missing. The neck projects from the centre of the rear of the spur and droops slightly. The object is corroded and there is no decoration visible. It measures 96mm in length, has a maximum width of 16.5mm, a maximum thickness of 5.9mm, and weighs 26.7g. The neck is 15.1mm long and 7.3mm thick. The straight side pr…
Created on: Saturday 21st January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-AF7952
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An almost-complete post-medieval iron key of 16th or 17th century date. The oval bow is broken and missing a small part of its lower edge, but retains its distinctive shape with two internal projections. The stem is cylindrical, at its thickest at the bow end, until a point where there is a double collar, and then it narrows in section to the bit. The bit is simple in design, a rectangle with no obvious clefts but with its lower edge angled or slightly thickened to form a flange. The end of the stem appears solid and is in line with the end of the bit. The key measures 80.0mm in lengt…
Created on: Saturday 21st January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 24th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-CF5111
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of an early-medieval or medieval padlock. The object represents a circular end plate which shows the riveted ends of the internal mechanism on its external surface.Only a single short stub of the mechanism remains on its inner surface. The fragment measures 38.0mm in diameter, has a thickness of 7.6mm,and weighs 42.3g,and is badly corroded. Similar examples appear on the PAS database, CAM-F4E595 and HAMP-3DA4D1. They appear to be a long-lived type, with examples at Winchester from late 10th to 16th century contexts.
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-CFEF64
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete early-medieval or medieval iron padlock, circa 950-1500 AD. The part surviving is known as the 'bolt', and it has one circular end with part of the inner spring mechanism riveted through it in three places. There are three short bars (known as 'spines') on the inner side, one bent and distorted, the other two parallel to each other and holding the remains of springs between them. Each spine would have had two springs, and two between the better-surviving spines survive to form a V shape. The ends of the spines are visible as rounded bumps on the other side of the end pla…
Created on: Monday 23rd January 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-EC5EA7
Object type: HOB NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two iron cast hobnails. A conical head, almost rectangular in plan but triangular in section, and a broken stem which is square in section. Although it is rare for iron nails to survive for a prolonged period, this size and shape conforms to known examples of Roman hobnails. The longest is 17mm long, broken at the tip. The head is 9mm long and 6.5mm wide. It weighs 0.7g. the other is 12mm long from the head to the break. the head is 10.5mm long and 7mm wide. It weighs 0.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2012
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Record ID: SF-680521
Object type: RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three iron rings of probably Post-Medieval to Modern date, with a combined total weight of 16.39g. They are circular in form and oval shaped in section, each of them with an oval shaped casting sprue at the cente of the outer edge. These rings are likely to date to the later Post-Medieval to Modern periods (c.17th-19th centuries AD if not later), although given the findspot an earlier date range cannot be ruled out entirely. All three rings have worn surfaces and measure: 1) 19.05mm in diameter, 4.98mm in thickness, and 5.75g in weight. 2) 18.47mm in diameter, 4.87mm in thickne…
Created on: Monday 30th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 15th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lidgate', grid reference and parish protected.