Record ID: LANCUM-2CA41B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl dating from the 13th-15th century AD. The weight is rectangular in cross-section and circular in shape with a central hole for the spindle. All surfaces are patinated white and rough to the touch. The upper surface of the whorl is decorated with four large Xs between four large raised moulded dots. The reverse/underside appears undecorated Lead weights like these are common finds, but only rarely from excavated contexts which is why date and origin are difficult to pinpoint. Decorated lead-alloy weights are very rare finds in excavations,…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2C75AC
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl dating from the 13th-15th century AD. The weight is biconical in cross-section and circular in shape with a central hole for the spindle. All surfaces are patinated white and rough to the touch. The whorl is decorated with an untidy criss/cross pattern, probably a number of 'X's within linear borders (possibly pseudo lettering). The decoration is the same on obverse and reverse. The spindle whorl was made in the same mould or from the same mould template as LANCUM-2C663F. Lead weights like these are common finds, but only rarely from exca…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2C663F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl dating from the 13th-15th century AD. The weight is biconical in cross-section and circular in shape with a central hole for the spindle. All surfaces are patinated white and rough to the touch. The whorl is decorated with an untidy criss/cross pattern, probably a number of 'X's within linear borders (possibly pseudo lettering). The decoration is the same on obverse and reverse. The spindle whorl was made in the same mould or from the same mould template as the whorl recorded as LANCUM-2C75AC. Lead weights like these are common finds, but…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2C5969
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl dating from the 13th-15th century AD. The weight is biconical in cross-section and circular in shape with a central hole for the spindle. All surfaces are patinated white and rough to the touch. The whorl is decorated with alternating radiating lines/spokes and dots, all moulded/in profile. The decoration is the same on obverse and reverse. Lead weights like these are common finds, but only rarely from excavated contexts which is why date and origin are difficult to pinpoint. Decorated lead-alloy weights are very rare finds in excavations…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-85E577
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy ampulla fragment dating from the medieval period, that is c. late 12th-14th century. Only the lower part of the body survives with fluted mouldings on one side and what looks like the remains of a moulded circle on the other. The complete ampulla had a flat-rectangular neck and a sub-circular body and two handles. One side of the body may have been decorated with a floral or star motif within a double circle, as seen, e.g. on LANCUM-F68AD4, the other cast in the shape of the scallop, the sympol of St James of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, a well-known shrine and des…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2E5F76
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Lead alloy steelyard weight, probably dating from the Roman period, that is the 1st-4th century AD. It is biconical in shape and has remains of the iron hook/suspension loop at the top. It would have been used on a Roman steelyard balance such as BERK-8EEB1F and SUR-4FB61B, and an identical weight has been recorded here: IOW-6618F3.
Created on: Monday 20th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 17th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-055570
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy, shield-shaped weight dating from the medieval period, AD1350-1500. The weight is shield-shaped in plan and rectangular in cross-section. On the obverse, it carries the design of a crowned, double fleur-de-lis; the reverse and sides are plain.The edges are slightly raised. Similar weights are illustrated in Biggs and Withers, 2000, Lead Weights:The David Rogers Collection, page 40, numbers 101 - 103.
Created on: Friday 25th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sawley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2F28BA
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval cast copper alloy buckle, dating to circa AD1300-1400. The buckle is D-shaped in plan with an expanded outer edge and narrowed strap bar. The front face is decorated with a linear design which frames a horizontal notch for the pin rest. The pin and plate are now missing. The reverse is undecorated. The object has a light to mid-green coloured well developed patina. Whitehead (2003) illustrates similar buckles on page 20, No's 66-68. All are dated to circa AD 1300-1400. Whitehead, R. (2003) Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing, Witham.
Created on: Thursday 3rd August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2F23B2
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast lead alloy pilgrim badge dating from the medieval period, that is the 13th-15th century AD. Only a fragment of the ampulla - the bottom - survives, slightly dented so it 'stands upright'. The neck, most of the body and the small, fragile handles are missing. It would have had a flat-rectangular neck and a sub-circular body and would have had a small handles on either side of the neck, just above the shoulders. One side of the body is plain while the other side bears the shape of the scallop, the symbol of St James of Santiago de Compostela in Spain, a well-known shr…
Created on: Thursday 3rd August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F151F5
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly a squashed and flattened lead-alloy (pewter) toy plate dating from the post-medieval period, c. 17th century. The plate it circular and was dished though it is now flattened. There is a cross in the centre and a flattened floral and feather design in each quadrant on the base and around the rim. Note: these toys are extremely rare in the North West England. Ref: Egan, G. 2005. Toys Trifles and Trinkets. Base metal miniatures from London 1200-1800. Museum of London, p 254ff, nos. 8.27-8.29.
Created on: Friday 19th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Arnside', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EFE2E0
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast lead alloy cup resembling a pie dish or a medieval cup weight, possibly dating from the 13th-15th century. The item is flat cup-shaped, circular and has a raised outer rim on the obverse. Along the rim are a series of small raised dots or dots in circles possibly suggesting it was a toy pie dish. However, the item also resembles copper alloy cup weights known from the medieval period. LANCUM-6911CA show a set of fused nested cup weights similar to an example published from Salisbury (Saunders, 2001: fig. 43 no. 28b) and other examples from the PAS database are recorded as…
Created on: Friday 19th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C1AF79
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl dating from the 13th-15th century AD. The weight is circular in shape with a central hole for the spindle. It is roughly biconical in cross-section, with rounded edges and worn surfaces. Both sides are decorated with moulded lines and dots in relief. Lead weights like these are common finds, but only rarely from excavated contexts which is why date and origin are difficult to pinpoint. Decorated lead-alloy weights are very rare finds in excavations, but are often found by metal detectorists. They are usually biconical or cylindrical in …
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burton-in-Kendal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8916E4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tall octagonal cast lead-alloy steelyard/standing weight dating from the medieval or post-medieval period, c. 14th-17th century. The weight was made from cast lead alloy and has an octagonal cross section, with eight tall sides and a octagonal standing surface. It has an integrally cast loop at the top for suspension on the steelyard. The weight is undecorated.The object has a well-developed cream to brown coloured patina across all surfaces. The surfaces have been abraded, possibly in the plough soil. Weights can be hard to date due to being a functional item that has not alt…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-64CA95
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Miscast lead alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl dating from the medieval period, that is c. AD1200-1500. The weight is complete in one side, but miscast and unfinished on the other. IT would have been a biconical lead weight with central perforation, very probably decorated with moulded zigzags in relief and moulded dots between the arms of each zigzag. The perforation is complete, but the objects looks unused, with sharp, unfinished edges. Lead weights like these are common finds, but only rarely from excavated contexts which is why date and origin are difficult to pinpoint. D…
Created on: Thursday 6th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanwix', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4D8D0A
Object type: BOX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly a lead lid from a box of medieval date (c. AD 1300-1340). The object is a circular lead disc with a stamped design on one face depicting the sun. The rim is folded down and over, possibly crimping a circular box. IT bears resembles to some discs/lids on the database and an example discussed by John Cherry (1991, p. 34, no. 28). Although grouped with seal matrices, he proposes that it is probably a box lid and that other examples with the royal arms surrounded by a collar of SS or suns and roses are known, including one found during excavations at Carrickfergus Castle, No…
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby Lonsdale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4D8422
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy bag or sack seal probably dating from the post-medieval to the early modern period, c. AD1600-1800. Only one disc remains; the other one (only a hoop/circle) is missing. The stamp on the remaining site appears to be a cipher made up of two letters, one of which was probably an 'A', the other possibly an 'M'
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Slyne-with-Hest', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4D269A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy bag or sack seal dating from the early modern period, probably 18th/19th century AD. The seal is a simple one, with stamped letters 'T' on the obverse and a letter 'R' on the reverse, probably indicating the supplier's initial or some mark of quality.
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Slyne-with-Hest', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-378990
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl dating from the 13th-15th century AD.The weight is roughly circular in shape and has a biconial cross-section. Unlike other weights/whorls, this object was moulded to have a central perforated tube and four spokes which were connected by an outer ring which is now indented, giving the object a square shape with rounded-off corners. This would be an unusual,uncommon shape for a spindle whorl, as they are normally cast in one piece without spokes or an outer ring. Lead weights like these are common finds, but only rarely from excavated co…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tattenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-376CD9
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy, shield-shaped weight dating from the medieval period, AD1350 - 1500. The weight is shield-shaped in plan and rectangular in cross-section. On the obverse, it carries the design of a crowned, double fleur-de-lis; the reverse and sides are plain. Similar weights are illustrated in Biggs and Withers, 2000, Lead Weights:The David Rogers Collection, page 40, numbers 101 - 103.
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fulford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-376134
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy, shield-shaped weight dating from the medieval period, AD1350 - 1500. The weight is shield-shaped in plan and rectangular in cross-section. On the obverse, it carries the design of a crowned, double fleur-de-lis; the reverse and sides are plain. Similar weights are illustrated in Biggs and Withers, 2000, Lead Weights:The David Rogers Collection, page 40, numbers 101 - 103.
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 27th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fulford', grid reference and parish protected.