Record ID: LANCUM-48D655
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy object that could be an incomplete polyhedral multi-faceted pin Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) hair pin dating to the late 8th to the early 10th century AD or could relate to a later more modern object. It has a cuboid-faceted head very corroded and no decoration is discernible. Where the head joins the shaft there appears to be a collar consisting of a circumferential raised line. The shaft is not circular in cross-section and appears to have a square section which could indicate that it is later. The length is 18mm, the width is 9mm and the weight 2.18g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-CA227C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Early Medieval plate brooch probably dating to the ninth century and of Continental, Carolingian, origin.. The plate is rectangular in shape, with a solid raised border running around the edge. The brooch is divided into three panels depicting a wolf flanked by two birds. On the inside of the panels is blue enamel with the surface of the light green copper alloy patina showing through. On the reverse Is the remains of the attachment. On one side there is the catchplate, this is rectangular in shape with the outer edge curved over to hold the now missing…
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-EAF017
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon copper alloy zoomorphic mount or strap-end fragment, dating to around the 8th or 9th century AD. The mount is decorated with a zoomorphic wolf or dragon and the upper part is broken and missing. The decoration on the front face was possibly once inlaid but none of the inlay survives. The back face of the strap end is flat and undecorated. The length is 28mm; width is 24mm, thickness 2mm and the weight 17.16g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BOROUGHBRIDGE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-203977
Object type: SEAX
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian knife (seax) 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The length is 206mm, width 25.7mm and the thickness 4.9mm.
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GRASSINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2045E8
Object type: SEAX
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian knife (seax) 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The length is 144mm, width 17.3mm and the thickness 5.2mm.
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GRASSINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-205548
Object type: SEAX
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian knife (seax) 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The length is 100mm, width 21.6mm and the thickness 5.7mm.
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GRASSINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1FFE71
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Scandinavian horseshoe 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The length is 118mm and the width 106mm.
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GRASSINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1FE664
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian horseshoe 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The length is 80mm and the width 81mm.
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GRASSINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1FC246
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian horseshoe 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The length is 108mm and the width 100mm.
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GRASSINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9B555D
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Sefton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval biconvex cast lead weight probably a spindle whorl probably dating from the 9th to the 14th century. It has a possible runic or pseudo-runic inscription on one side obscured by corrosion with a raised zigzag or radiating line pattern and on the other side possibly a stylised star motif. The length is 30mm, width 28mm and the weight 30.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 6th October 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-EC0DAC
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Sefton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval biconvex cast lead weight probably a spindle whorl probably dating from the 9th to the 14th century. It has a possible runic or pseudo-runic inscription on one side obscured by corrosion with a raised zigzag or radiating line pattern and on the other side possibly a stylised star motif. The diameter is 33mm and the weight 24.31g.
Created on: Tuesday 7th March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 6th October 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-682DB1
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy Early Medieval sword pommel probably Petersen type X dating 950-1000AD. A rectangular opening in the base would have housed the tang of the grip, and a hole through the hump would have been for the end of the tang with a cap or rivet on the end. The lead is patinated and scratched. The lead pommel exhibits the staining from gilding and appears to depict a bird with folded back wings. The pommel conforms most closely to Oakshott's Type A or Type B forms, suggesting a date of between AD 950 and AD 1100. It appears to be something of a transition between a later Viking or Angl…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-9E0D02
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian side piece from a snaffle bit 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The length is 140mm and width is 30mm.
Created on: Tuesday 29th June 2010
Last updated: Monday 8th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'RIBBLEHEAD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-72E7C1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hammered early medieval penny of Aethelred II dating from c. AD979-985. First Hand. North 766. Obv descr: Diademed bust right. Obv inscr: [AETHELRED REX]AN[G (LOX)]. Rev descr: Hand of Providence issuing from clouds; at side A.W. Rev inscr:[...]N[...] Mint: Unknown, possibly Brygin. Moneyer: Unknown, possibly AEthestan. The coin is 12mm in diameter, 4mm in length and 3mm wide on the tail.The coin weighs 79g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th October 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BECKFOOT', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-3E51D8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
An early medieval Merovingian gold tremissis of Dronrijp type (Pol Series 4 Class 2; MEC 519-20 (die duplicate); Prou 1240), probably minted in Austrasia or Frisia (modern Low Countries) and dating to the early/mid 7th century, c.620-40. The diameter is 13mm and the weight 1.27g. Refs: Pol 2008; Grierson and Blackburn 1986 (MEC).
Created on: Monday 12th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 5th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BURTON-IN-KENDAL', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-26ECE2
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hoard dating to the 9th or 10th century AD consisting two fragments of silver that are diagnostically of Viking manufacture and/or show typically Viking secondary treatment in the form of hacking into pieces for use as bullion, or test marks to establish the quality of the silver. The objects are described in their uncleaned condition, in accordance with the terms of the Treasure Act 1996. Terminal of Ingot: irregular bar-shaped of flattened ovoid section rounded and tapering at the terminal and cut across the other with small pits on the sides; hacksilver, length is 24mm,…
Created on: Monday 5th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 20th May 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-2029C4
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian socketed spearhead 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The length is 125mm and the width 25mm.
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GRASSINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-201CB7
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian socketed spearhead 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The length is 320mm and the width 33mm.
Created on: Monday 5th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GRASSINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-08AF65
Object type: BILL HOOK
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian bill hook 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The length is 370mm, width of blade 52.1mm, the blade is wedge shaped and the thickness is 9.9mm, the socket tapers and has a maximum diameter of 43.3mm, the socket is 'C' shaped with a depth of 29.5mm. The hook on the end is 69.0mm long, with a rectangular section which is 18mm wide by 10.8mm thick.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 9th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LEA GREEN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1C15F2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
This item was originally identified as a fragment of late Iron Age torc, but seems more likely (from the photograph) to be a large separately cast side knob from a cruciform brooch headplate. The description originally said that the object was made from copper alloy and iron, with the surface possibly silvered or tinned. It was described as 'concave copper with an iron insert tab in the middle'. The single photograph is unclear, but it appears to have a flat, slightly flaring attachment tab projecting from the base. The base is decorated with two grooves which divide it into thr…
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Spatial data recorded.