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Image	Object Type	Find number	Broadperiod	County	Actions
	Knife	LIN-621CA3	Early medieval	Lincolnshire	xml \| csv json
Iron fragment containing remains of copper alloy. Possibly from an Anglo-Saxon knife.
	Metal working debris	LVPL-4F3F46	Unknown	Kent	xml \| csv json
Three fragments of iron metal working waste. The objects are sub-oval in plan and are dark brown in colour. Each piece is pitted but not corroded. Found within the same area the pieces indicate possible metal working. The date is unknown. Large piece: 33.01mm in length, 30.23mm in width, 5.71mm ...
	Cannon ball	SWYOR-0D82C1	Post medieval	South Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
An iron cannon ball dating from the Post Medieval period. At 61.55mm diameter (2.4 inches) and weighing 951g (2lb, 1.5oz), it corresponds with the standard size of a Falcon cannon ball. The spherical iron ball has been coated with a preservative.
	Spear	LIN-0D0012	Early medieval	Lincolnshire	xml \| csv json
Fragment of an iron spearhead, probably Early Medieval. Leaf-shaped blade and split socket. The end of the blade has been lost. Swanton group B. Blade width: 28mm. Blade thickness: 6.3mm. Socket diameter: 17mm.
	Cannon ball	NCL-A35666	Post medieval	Tyne And Wear	xml \| csv json
A cast iron cannonball of Post-Medieval date, probably dating to 1640 or later. The cannonball is spherical with an even coat of corrosion across its surface. There may be some indication through the corrosion of the flashmarks, from the two moulds from which the ball was cast. The weight is appr...
	Shot	CORN-53E127	Post medieval	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Cast iron shot, spherical in shape, with pitted surface, but with most of the surface iron corrosion product having fallen away since it was found, leaving the original object. The shot is about an inch and a quarter in diameter, or 39 mm, which could have been used by the smaller artillery piece...
	Cannon ball	CORN-251B02	Post medieval	Cornwall	xml \| csv json
Cast iron cannon ball, spherical in shape, pitted and corroded on the surface but not damaged from use. The diameter of 82 mm and weight of almost 2kg of the cannon ball compares well with examples of Civil War shot in the Royal Institution of Cornwall's collections, in particular a cannon ball f...
	Rowel spur	SOM-7CCFD3	Modern	Somerset	xml \| csv json
Iron spur with white metal coating, probably of later 18th to early 20th century date. The spur sides are d shaped in section with a flat inner side and a plain flat circular terminal, 9.3mm in diameter, with a circular hole to hold a mushroom stud. The sides widen and thicken slightly towards th...
	Unidentified object	NARC-6C4FF7	Early medieval	Northamptonshire	xml \| csv json
An unidentified artefact of high iron content metal. Sub-rectangular in plan, with rounded corners and one end wider then the other, and with transerve grooves at the wider end, the object takes the form of an animals paw, or foot. Slightly bent, there are two grooves on the reverse of the object...
	Weight	SF-6A6240	Post medieval	Suffolk	xml \| csv json
A large piece of cast iron of unknown date. It is sub-triangular in shape and rectangular in section. One end is missing due to old breaks. It is probably agricultural in origin, possibly a weight. It measures 68.22mm in length, 61.78mm in width and 28.59mm in thickness.
	Knife	NARC-D74477	Early medieval	Northamptonshire	xml \| csv json
An imcomplete Iron knife and tang of probable roman date. The blade is slightly curved. Although iron tools are notoriously difficult to date out of context, the form of the knife and the date of surrounding finds in that field have led to the dating of this knife as possible Roman, although the ...
	Knife	NARC-D732A7	Roman	Northamptonshire	xml \| csv json
An imcomplete Iron knife and tang of probable roman date. Although iron tools are notoriously difficult to date out of context, the form of the knife and the date of surrounding finds in that field have led to the dating of this knife as probably Roman, although with a smaller possibility that it...
	Key (locking)	HAMP-6B9876	Medieval	Hampshire	xml \| csv json
An incomplete Medieval iron key of probable 14th-century date. The bow is incomplete and circular in cross section. The shank is broadly square in cross section 9.65mm thick. The simple bit has two clefts, 13.65mm and 4.85mm in length. The key is heavily corroded and is flaking.
	Horseshoe	SF-6A50D3	Medieval	Suffolk	xml \| csv json
A heavily corroded and encrusted iron horseshoe of possible late Medieval or Post-Medieval date. It is U-shaped in form with relatively broad web and rounded toe, the branches narrowing and almost meeting at the heels to give the inner edge a pointed arch shaped profile. One heel has a folded cal...
	Horseshoe	SUR-DA7FA3	Medieval	Berkshire	xml \| csv json
A medieval iron horseshoe belonging to Clark's Type 2b. The horseshoe has the wavy edge characteristic of the medieval period and six nail holes, some filled with corrosion, and two calkins.
	Pin	NMS-ABAA90	Roman	Norfolk	xml \| csv json
Silvered head of iron pin or needle. A double-ribbed collar decorated with vertical grooves encloses a socket for the iron shank. Above the collar a female bust in high relief is worn and the facial features are missing. A discoidal terminal on the top of the head is pierced by an off-centre roun...
	Caltrop	SWYOR-5860B0	Medieval	North Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
Probably a Medieval or Post Medieval caltrop made from iron. The object consists of six rectangular sectioned spikes which are arranged so that it appears cross shaped when viewed from any angle. Three of the spikes are complete. A caltrop usually has four spikes but this appears to have the ...
	Knife	LIN-416B77	Post medieval	Lincolnshire	xml \| csv json
An iron knife handle dating to the sixteenth or seventeenth century. The handle is rectangular in cross-section with four iron rivets through it. The terminal of the handle is square with an acorn knop above it.
	Cannon ball	SUR-30CB21	Post medieval	Hampshire	xml \| csv json
A small iron cannon shot just over 30mm in diameter and weighing 107g. It is not certain what type of weapon fired this but it is likely to be of 17th century date.
	Nail	NCL-9F7666	Unknown	Northumberland	xml \| csv json
A hand-forged iron nail of uncertain date, Roman-Modern. The nail has a square head and a square-sectioned shaft, which is bent in an S-shape.
	Knife	NCL-9F6B12	Early medieval	Northumberland	xml \| csv json
A hand-wrought iron knife, probably Early Medieval in date, but feasibly from any point between the late Roman to Medieval period. The knife is incomplete and is in two parts. The blade has a narrow tang of rectangular section, closer in position to the back of the blade, but slightly offset. Tw...
	Adze	NCL-9F3A20	Unknown	Northumberland	xml \| csv json
Iron head of an Adze, heavily corroded, dating from any point in the Roman to Modern periods. In plan, the adze has a trapezoidal head with a projecting base. In profile the adze is triangular with a gentle curve. The projecting base that fits into a haft is subsquare in section while the main bl...
	Arrowhead	LVPL-86A8F8	Medieval	Cheshire	xml \| csv json
Incomplete forged iron arrowhead dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The object is leaf shaped in plan. The object is oval in cross-section with incomplete narrowed wings on either side. The object is a tanged example. No midrib is present. The tip of the object is rounded and was damage...
	Cannon ball	LEIC-A0A8E8	Post medieval	Leicestershire	xml \| csv json
Post Medieval? Iron cannonball, 95mm in diameter and weighing 1,7600grams (3lb 3.4 oz.). The ball may have been fired as it has a flat patch with scratching (the area reflecting light in the photo). Although the ball was found at Dadlington, a place long associated with the Battle of Bosworth, ...
	Buckle	NCL-748C06	Post medieval	Northumberland	xml \| csv json
Copper-alloy double-looped buck of 17th-18th century date. The outer frames are D-shaped with a cast integral crossbar, slightly offset from the frame. The outer frames are shallowly convex in section. The pin is missing.
	Horseshoe	KENT-4D0BF5	Post medieval	Kent	xml \| csv json
A complete, Post Medieval, forged, wrought iron, large size, tongue draught horseshoe (1700-1815). This has a 'U' or tunnel shaped inner edge plan with a relatively wide frog and heels wide apart - usually used on draught horses. There are four rectangular nail holes, three with nails in situ on ...
	Horseshoe	KENT-4CDE51	Post medieval	Kent	xml \| csv json
A complete, Post Medieval, forged, wrought iron, medium size, tongue horseshoe (1750-1815). This horseshoe has a 'U' or tunnel-like shappe, inner edge plan with a relatively wide frog and heels wide apart - usually used on riding horses. There are three rectangular nail holes on each branch with ...
	Horseshoe	KENT-4C51B4	Post medieval	Kent	xml \| csv json
A complete, Post Medieval, forged, wrought iron, fair size, tongue horseshoe (1700-1815). This horseshoe has a 'U' or tunnel-like shape, inner edge plan with a relatively wide frog and heels wide apart - usually used on riding horses. There were at least three nail holes in each branch, one sligh...
	Horseshoe	KENT-4A8463	Post medieval	Kent	xml \| csv json
A complete, Post Medieval, forged, wrought iron, medium size tongue horseshoe (1700-1815). This has a 'U' or tunnel - like shape, inner edge plan with relatively wide frog and heels inturned and wide apart - usually used on riding horses. At least three nail holes in each branch and fullering whi...
	Knife	LON-CEDC17	Post medieval	Greater London	xml \| csv json
An incomplete post medieval knife, missing the blade and parts of the handle. The outside of handle is bone and sub-square in section. The terminal is in the shape of a hand which is offset from the handle's centre and narrowed; the fingers are emphasised by incised lines between. Next to the han...