Record ID: LVPL-6BFB95
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon dress pin. It has a polyhedral head and the pin is curved. It can be dated to c.9th - 10th century.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vale Royal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6C4204
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon dress pin. The head is polyhedral yet rounded. It has a collar where the head meets the pin. The pin is straight.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Vale Royal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-0C91F2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy tip of a 11th/12th century strap end. It is sub-oval in plan. There are two oval preforations on either side of the strap end with three raised mouldings in between the preforations. The outer two mouldings curve arround the preforations and terminate in each corner where the object has broken. The central linear moulding runs in a straight line from the tip to the broken end. The reverse of the object is smooth with no decoration.
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th August 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Collingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-34D4B2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Curved strip of flat copper alloy which is likely to have formed an annular brooch. It is stamped with dot-and-circle decoration, eight of which can be seen. The reverse is undecorated. The object is bent slightly and has a light green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 5th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Collingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D9F581
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy strap junction of medieval date. It is circular in plan and oval in section. The upper surface is decorated with a complex design representing a cross. Enamel is used to create the darker lines of decoration. The central decoration is in the shape of a square. Four decorative lines radiate out from the corners of the square to the outer border. Four short lines radiate out from each side of the square. These then split to the left and right of the main line and continue to the outer border of the object. The radiating lines and the border are a mid brown bordered by …
Created on: Tuesday 21st April 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oswestry', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-3EE1C3
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy zoomorphic strap end dating to the Early Medieval period. The strap-end is made from a solid piece of copper alloy with a split terminal at the attachment end. The upper surface of the strap-end is decorated with wide V-shaped grooves. The central panel is decorated with an animal to the left, facing ahead. This can be classified as Haldenby's Group 5. The terminal is moulded to form an abstract animal's head. The 'snout' of the terminal is decorated with a psaltire cross. The butt end has two rivets and a central rounded projection. The reverse is partially covered …
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sound', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-54A6A0
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pin dating to the Early Medieval period, (400-1066AD). The object has a polyhedral head below which is a circular transverse collar. The shaft is oval in cross-section and terminates in a modern break. The head is decorated with a large ring-and-dot on the centre of each face. Above and below which are two more ring-and-dot decorations on the side facets of the head. The top of the head is lozenge shaped. Traces of gilding can be seen on the head of the pin. The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition.
Created on: Thursday 18th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skirpenbeck', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-CE9364
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of a zoomorphic stirrup terminal. The object is irregular in plan and consists of an arched back with a projecting terminal. The projection is solid and sub-rectangular in cross-section with a rounded tip. The arched back is hollow and would have been filled with solder to take the corner of the iron stirrup. A similar example is fig 4f, FRG Datasheet 24, Williams (1997). A few small fragments of dark green patina remain on the object. The fragment is badly worn.
Created on: Wednesday 26th May 2010
Last updated: Saturday 4th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eccleston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-CF45D4
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy late Saxon stirrup strap mount. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The upper surface is decorated with a central diagonal cross with openwork in each angle. Below this is a small rectangular tab which contains two rivets for attachment. Each edge of the object is broken.
Created on: Wednesday 26th May 2010
Last updated: Saturday 1st June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eccleston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-CF7822
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy strap end dating to the Early Medieval period. The object is sub-oval in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The upper surface is decorated with a band of probable interlace decoration. At the terminal end is a small rivet hole. The tip of the object has broken away. It has a brownish green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 26th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eccleston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9DF694
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy zoomorphic strap end dating to the Early Medieval period, (400-1066AD). The object is sub-rectangular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The terminal of the object is rounded and zoomorphic in form. The object is decorated with a linear mouth above which are two circular depressions representing the eyes. Above this are two lozenge shaped panels. The second panel is incomplete as the object has broken. The other face of the object is also decorated with two eye-like depressions. Above these are two transverse grooves which are separated by a X-shaped groove. A…
Created on: Tuesday 29th June 2010
Last updated: Friday 28th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-30CCE0
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy sword pommel dating to the Early Medieval period. The object is of lobed form and hollow. The base, which curves upwards at the ends, would have rested upon a concave pommel bar. The exterior is decorated with thirteen lobes with domed ends that taper towards the broad end where the handle was attached. The lobes vary in size with the central lobe being the widest at 18mm. This is flanked by two lobes of c.4mm in with, which are in turn flanked by two lobes of approximately 8mm wide. The next lobes are 4mm wide, followed by lobes of approximately 5mm in width. The fi…
Created on: Tuesday 6th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 19th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shocklach Oviatt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8533A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gilded cast copper alloy fragment of an Early-Anglo Saxon great square headed brooch. Half of the brooch head and most of the bow of the object are missing. The object is sub-rectangular in plan with a short rectangular projection which would have formed the start of the bow. It is rectangular in cross-section. The top corner of the object is decorated with a four-leaf design within a square. Two transverse ridge and groove panels run from either side of the square decorating the edges of the object. Between the transverse decorations are two plain ridges. A small rectangular ridge is…
Created on: Thursday 22nd July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boothby Graffoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-98F270
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver sceatta dating to the Early-Medieval period. Obv: Quilled crescent right, pellet eye enclosed within triangular head. Pellets and cross pommee below. Body rests on wheel of pellet in annulet. Rev: beaded standard containing four pellets with central pellet in annulet. Bar and pellets in margins. Series E, sub-group 1.
Created on: Friday 23rd July 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 29th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Caenby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7FBF11
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy strap end dating to the Early Medieval period, (400-1066). The object is tongue-shaped in plan and sub-oval in cross-section. It has been cast in one piece, and one side has broken away. The upper surface of the object is decorated with six ring-and-dot decorations. The lower surface is undecorated. It has a dark brown patina and is in good condition.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 17th August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Navenby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-BE43D4
Object type: AWL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy possible awl of uncertain date. The object is sub-circular in cross-section. One end tapers to a sharp point while the opposite end has been hammered into a flattened rounded terminal. The flattened end has been crudely made indicating the object was used as a tool rather than having a decorative purpose. The flattened end is rectangular in cross-section. The object has a mid green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 18th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 20th August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B444A4
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pin dating to the Early Medieval period, (400-1066). The pin head is globular, but flattened on top and has four irregular faceted sides. The facets taper to a ring collar at the junction with the shaft. The shaft is sub-circular in cross-section. The lower portion and the point of the pin have broken off and are missing. At the top of the object is a ring-and-dot decoration. The dot is infilled with royal blue enamel. The remains of blue enamel can also be seen in the groove above and below the collar. The object has a mid-green patina and is in good condition.
Created on: Thursday 23rd September 2010
Last updated: Friday 15th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marbury cum Quoisley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1ACFF1
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy strap union dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The piece is asymmetrical with a moulding along the central shaft nearer one eyelet than the other. It is D-shaped in cross-section. There are three lobes around the complete eyelet suggesting a cross design. The other eyelet is incomplete. The reverse of the object is flat with a slight depression at the reverse of the moulding. The object has a dark brown patina. A similar example on the database is NMGW-A7BF76. Similar examples can be found on p.62, Read, (2001).
Created on: Tuesday 28th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knockin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5E4310
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast lead weight containing a copper-alloy Styca, of Aethelred II, (c.840-858AD). The reverse of the coin reads EDILRED REX, placing it in Pirie's Phase C which can be either first or second reign. Due to the good condition of the coin it is likely that it was not very old when pressed into the lead. It probably dates from the mid-late 9th century. Similar examples of coins embedded in weights on the database are LIN-3DFD27 YORYM-8054B2. Similar examples can be found on p19, Biggs and Withers, (2000).
Created on: Friday 1st October 2010
Last updated: Friday 29th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skirpenbeck', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-018000
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rochdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An inscribed stone dating to the Early-Medieval period. The stone is sub-trapezoidal in plan and rectangular in cross-section. It is incomplete, the edges are worn and it now has a greyish white patina. The current extremity measurements of the stone are 15.5 cm (height), 23 cm (length) and 7 cm (thickness). Three faces survive, all in abraded and damaged form. One face carries an inscription written in Latin lettering. To the right of the inscription is an incised line forming a border. At the top left corner is another possible horizontal border. Most of the left face of the stone h…
Created on: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milnrow', grid reference and parish protected.