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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: LANCUM-D36C9A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A cast lead spindle whorl, probably Medieval. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle.It is decorated with raised pellets and diagonal lines. The weight has a dull cream/light brown coloured surface. The diameter is 26mm and the weight is 33.46g.
Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2). Also see several others on the PAS database, for example LIN-8BBFF2 and NCL-E477FA.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1100
Date to: Exactly AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 33.46 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd October 2014
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: West Lancashire (District)
To be known as: OMSKIRK
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, D. | 1989 | The Deserted Medieval Village of Thrislington, County Durham: excavations 1973-1974 | Lincoln | Society for Medieval Archaeology | |||
| Mellor, J. and Pearce, T. | 1981 | The Austin Friars, Leicester | London | Council for British Archaeology |
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