Record ID: NLM-084F85
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Green Tuff polished axehead fragment. A chip sheared from the cutting edge of a Greenstone Polished Axe, probably Langdale stone Group 6. One edge had been realigned before breakage, and one edge which may have been a cutting edge is atypically broadly angled. The finder kindly comments that the resultant section may indicate the tool had been used as adze rather than axe; this reporter has noted occasional evidence for the reshaping of worn or broken axeheads. Suggested date: Early Neolithic, 3500-2900 BC. Length: 40.9mm, Width: 39.1mm, Thickness: 12.3mm, Weight: 16.89gms.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 28th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beltoft', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-082E64
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Norwegian Schist hone fragment. Rectangular section mullion of schist, worn on all its sides and markedly dished on one of its narrower sides. Broken at both ends. Norwegian honestones from quarries near Telemark came to dominate the English market for sharpening stones throughout the Middle Ages. This object is of an intermediate size between personal hones - often carried suspended - and more unwieldy workshop or kitchen hones .The shape is conferred by the cleavage of the stone along its bedding planes. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500. Length: 93.2mm, Width: 34.2mm, Thickn…
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 28th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beltoft', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F81C94
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unusual millstone grit tool. The stone out of which the tool has been made is a type imported into the area for use as querns and millstones. It is much harder, finer and more evenly grained, more cohesive, and paler than the local grit. Likely to be within the date range of c2900 BC to c100 AD, but probably Bronze Age (2150-800 BC) It is probable that the object started life as larger quern or milling stone that broke at some stage. As the stone would have been sought after locally, it was reused. See also LANCUM-0F97C8 for further information. Measures 160mm in length, 70mm i…
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Briercliffe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F66988
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Neolithic polished stone axe or adze made from a volcanic tuff, probably from the Cumbrian Fells, probably Langdale. Only the butt of the axe survives and it is unusually thin and pointed. The fragment is sub triangular in plan. At the wide end is has a straight edge, a break, but patinated to the same colour as the rest of the object.There are very neat side facets which show that the object must be deliberately made. The pointed end tapers in both thickness and width. A diagonal facet across the very tip may be wear or intentional working. The butt shape perhaps …
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-6112C3
Object type: KILN FURNITURE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of very hard fine grained stone which seems to have been used as kiln furniture, or been in a pottery kiln for another reason, because it has glaze covering one end, which probably ran off the vessels in the kiln during firing. The glaze is clear with patches of rich olive green (iron based?) and on one face is very thick and bubbly, and discoloured to a purple brown. The stone is pink on the outer face where not glazed, and grey inside. The stone has fractured, perhaps due to heat. The stone looks to have been roughly rectangular before it broke. It may have been used as a sp…
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-3A0FF2
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of 104 flint and chert cores and tested pebbles weighing 3.2kg and spanning 5-240g from a 2 hectare field amongst a total of 850 worked flint fragments including waste and utilised pieces and tools. The flints have individual GPS records to a few metres accuracy which form a cluster extending beyond but centred in the field close to a brook at the edge of its flat alluvial plain and slightly above. The flints form a broad funnel to a crossing point and continue less frequently on the other side. There is no modern obvious preferential ford but fallen branches make natural brid…
Created on: Monday 28th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 26th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lesingey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-349252
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone object, probably a hone or whetstone of uncertain date. It is formed from a hard grey/brown stone, probably a schist or similar, with micaceous inclusions. The surviving fragment is rectangular in form and section, terminating at both ends in old breaks. Along one long side the edges have what appear to be longitudinal grooves or bevels, past which the object terminates in old breaks. The other three surviving surfaces are worn smooth and demonstrate signs of having been deliberately worn or used. It measures 77.37mm in length, 33.02mm in width, 19.28mm in thicknes…
Created on: Monday 28th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 30th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wickham Skeith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-F82C62
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Neolithic polished stone axehead. The axe is sub-rectangular in plan, being of a form which tapers from the shoulders to the butt. The butt is oval in section, and the sides have been flattened. Both sides are slightly convex approximately one third of the way down from the butt, forming a shallow 'waist'. The blade is curved and still sharp, though a small chip is located to one side. The axe is cream-coloured with flecks of grey lines.
Created on: Friday 25th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 30th April 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-519A86
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete whetstone of Roman to Post Medieval date 43-1800 AD. The stone is a smooth sub-triangular in profile and plano-convex in section. The proximal end is ovate and smoothed with wear. The Proximal end narrows to a smooth point and there is a smoothed notched effect on the mesial left hand edge. There is one distinct incised line on the dorsal mesial left had side. The ventral surface is smooth with two incised lines, on approximately half the length of the other, running from the proximal to mesial portion centrally and to the left hand edge respectively. The stone is a ligh…
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 6th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Willerby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DYFED-4F0623
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Workflow stage: Published
A polished grey stone axehead, oval in section. It is triangular in shape and has a polished smooth surface. It tapers to a smooth point at the butt-end and tapers on only one side towards the cutting edge. There is slight abrasion at the butt-end point and some worn striations on the tapered face of the cutting edge. On the other side of the edge there is some damage, and reddish brown stone is exposed where bits have flaked off. This damage is possibly indicative of use.
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
No spatial data available.

Record ID: GAT-4CFF37
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gwynedd
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub-circular stone disc with fairly flat faces probably representing the original stone surface. There is no sign that the edges of the stone were trimmed, all have been smoothed off somewhat by wear, possibly natural erosion as well as use, suggesting the shape is of some antiquity. It seems likely that the stone was chosen for its shape rather than being shaped to order. There is an 'hour glass' shaped hole cut through the disc face and located towards one edge. The actual piercing is more oval in shape measuring 9.45mm by 7.89mm. The bevel around the hole is circular and fairly s…
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-3BF7B3
Object type: POT BOILER
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two stone cobbles which are heat altered and shaped. Both are rounded cobbles which have one face worn or shaped to be flat. One stone is complete. It is dense and well consolidated with many mica particles. Originally a yellow grey colour, pink discolouration suggests heating. The flat surface looks to have been pecked rather than cut or ground. It is 80.52mm long, 60.4mm wide and 33.14mm thick. It weighs 222g. The other stone is broken with a jagged, irregular break. One face is rounded, the original cobble, and the other is ground flat. The stone is dense and well consoli…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-27A028
Object type: TOMBSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman sandstone tombstone fragment carved in the shape of a bull which is late 1st to 2nd century AD. It is 250mm long with a width of 170mm approx. It is possibly related to the Legion VI Vitrix from a cemetery site overlooking and adjacent to a Roman road from which other tombstone fragments are known. Recent renovation work on a barn-wall, involving the removal of plaster rendering, has revealed a bull's head, sculpted from red sandstone. See also LANCUM-279651, LANCUM-277A53 and LANCUM-273C82 for related finds.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CUNNINGARTH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-279651
Object type: TOMBSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman sandstone tombstone fragment carved in the shape of a pine cone from a cemetery site overlooking and adjacent to a Roman road from which other tombstone fragments are known possibly late 1st to 2nd century AD. The length is 430mm and width 300mm. See also LANCUM-27a028, LANCUM-277A53 and LANCUM-273C82 for related finds.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CUNNINGARTH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-277A53
Object type: TOMBSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman sandstone tombstone from a cemetery site overlooking and adjacent to a Roman road from which other tombstone fragments are known. The inscription appears to military and relatively early possibly late 1st to 2nd century AD. The length is 560mm, the width 340mm and the thickness 50mm. See also Lancum-279651, Lancum-27A028 and Lancum-273C82 for related finds. The inscription reads:- ]XVIIII A[ ]MACVV[ • ]AIVR[ ]ONIV[ ]DVMO[ •
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CUNNINGARTH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-273C82
Object type: TOMBSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman sandstone tombstone from a cemetery site overlooking and adjacent to a Roman road from which other tombstone fragments are known probably dating to the late 2nd century AD. As regards the date of the tombstone, the three upper entries are for men of the gens Aurelia, which presumably points to enfranchisement of the family in the reign of Marcus Aurelius, perhaps at the completion of military service in an auxiliary unit. It could even be that some of the 5, 500 Sarmatians sent to Britain during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (Dio Cassius History of Rome 72.16, 2), were posted…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CUNNINGARTH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-0E9AA1
Object type: ROOF TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably complete, but with worn edges, sub-hexagonal stone roof tile found in association with Roman material. The edges are longer than the ends, both of which are V shaped. There is a perforation for a nail (5.75mm diameter) towards one edge of the V at one end. Measures c.360mm in length, max.c.220mm in width and c.28mm thick. It weighs in excess of 1kg (maximum allowance of scales available). Roof tiles such as these are common on Roman sites, but continue in use into the 19th century.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-D40182
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of drak brown stone with high percentage og quartzite and grit inclusions. Rectangular in section, and trapezoidal in plan due to the breaks, the lowers srface is uneven and broken, while the upper surface is smooth and slightly concave. The basic form of the upper surface and nature fo the stone suggest that this may be a fragment of quern stone of Roman date. Several quernstones can be found on this database for comparison.
Created on: Friday 11th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 11th May 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-CE63C6
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone axehead. Oval shaped in section, the rounded but and blade ends are missing. One side has laminated away, and a large section missing from approximately 50% of the opposite side. The widest edge is 62mm and the narrowest end is 46mm. It is 11mm thick and 102mm long. It weighs 154.6g. This is possibly a Graig Lwyd Group VII axe, due to the the white speckle on a blue-grey matrix that is typical of that rock type.
Created on: Friday 11th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 11th May 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-B7AF84
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone axehead. Pointed oval section, rounded butt expanding with slightly convex sides to a curved cutting edge from which a large recent chip is missing. Polished over most of the surface, large chip / damage on one face at butt end. Length 192mm. Maximum width 79.5mm. Maximum thickness 46mm. From photographs, John Williams, National Museum Wales, comments "I'm pretty certain it is a Graig Lwyd Group VII axe - the patina looks the type and more important the fresh scalp has the white speckle on a blue-grey matrix that is typical of the rock type. Confirmation would have to be by …
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pentraeth', grid reference and parish protected.