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SPINDLE WHORL
Unique ID: DEV-336FC8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 48.5 g
Diameter: 33.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st April 2005
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: North Devon (District)
Parish or ward: South Molton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SS6925
Four figure Latitude: 51.00942182
Four figure longitude: -3.86867215
1:25K map: SS6925
1:10K map: SS62NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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