Record ID: LANCUM-3C3C0A
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An ingot of probable gold and silver. It is broken, at the break is a 'nick' which extends into the ingot for approx. 2mm and then the break occurs under this. The other end, which is an original terminal, is slightly bulbous. It is a pale gold colour and may be an alloy rather then a pure metal. Some flow marks are apparent as a result of casting, and the surfaces are all pitted, reminiscent of being cast in sand. Ingots such as these can be dated to the late Bronze Age (see Treasure Annual Report 1998-9, Item 11 and 12), although they are also found in the early medieva…
Created on: Friday 27th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wormington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-325FD9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy probable mount or possible button. It is square in plan, and 'T' shaped in section and profile. The inner face is undecorated with a roughly central projecting shank. The tip of the shank may be lost and could once have had a perforation. The outer face is decorated with a single central square flanked on each corner with L-shaped cells. This decorative motif can be closely paralleled in Wales with two examples of lead alloy weights with copper alloy insets from Anglesey, one of which was found on the Early Medieval enclosed settlement near Llanbedrg…
Created on: Friday 9th December 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Hull', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0D79AD
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval lead alloy weight with copper alloy inset. The weight is square in plan, and rectangular in section and profile. There is some damage to the lead alloy and is possible that the inset may have had some form of surface embellishment like gilding or enamelling. The square copper alloy inset is decorated with a single central square, flanked on each corner with L-shaped cells. This decorative motif on the mount set into the weight can be closely paralleled in Wales with two examples from Anglesey, one of which was found on the Early Medieval enclosed settlement near Llanbedr…
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EEFB87
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A section of an early medieval strap end. It is the pointed terminal. At the end are two eyes moulded in either side of the point. Above this is a line delineating the head. The body is decorated with mirror images formed of hemispherical shapes. There are faint traces of possible enamel in the relief. The back is plain, the whole has a brown patina. It is Thomas Class A Type 2, with non representational curvilinear patterns and a zoomorphic terminal, and is dated accordingly Dimensions: 23mm long and 18mm wide, it weighs 1.95g
Created on: Tuesday 19th October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-078EF0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy ansate brooch, a Thörle Group XII A1 (Domburg type and variants). The spring and pin are missing. The decorated outer face of brooch is more or less symmetrical. At the highest point of the bow there are three transverse ribs. The wings are moulded into a tri-lobed shape with three incised lineses radiating from the rise in the bow. They divide the wings into four sub-trianglular panels. The central line extends to the tip of the central lobe. On the ends of the inner face are the longitudinally set catchplate and pin lug. Dates to between c720 and c900 A…
Created on: Tuesday 27th July 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Bellingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-884FD2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval copper alloy strap end. It is sub rectangular, curving towards the top to form a point. There is a plain frame around the edge, and inside this there is a design comprised of two elements. At the bottom is a circle enclosing a saltire, the two upper arms of the saltire extend beyond the circle to form an interlocked knot design. This is all surrounded by a border which emanates from the upper design. There is a raised dot at the point, which may have represented an eye. There are two holes, one above the saltire and one in the border on the right hand side.&…
Created on: Wednesday 21st July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-98F8EB
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Early Medieval to early Medieval copper alloy strap end, possibly a form of Thomas Class E Type 3. It is undecorated on one face. On the other it is decorated with two central parallel ridges along its length. There are four annulets in line either side of these ridges. Dates to between c850 and c1100 AD. The length is 31mm, width 15mm, thickness 3mm, and the weight is 3.40g. Objects with some similarity on the database include YORYM-F353E7, GLO-C1A050, and CAM-7F732C.
Created on: Saturday 10th July 2021
Last updated: Friday 16th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cambridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-344E99
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a copper alloy spur goad, possibly Early Medieval to Medieval. It is also possible that it may be a Roman or later conical weight (like YORYM-BF10DD). Only the conical goad and a short length of the neck are present. The neck is flaring suggesting it was very short. Assuming it is a goad then the conical goad and short neck suggest an Early Medieval date. Possibly dates to between c700 and c1100 AD. Length 22mm, diameter 13mm, weight 8.46g
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Aspatria', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0F34F3
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval to Medieval copper alloy ringed loop headed pin. The shank is circular in section. It starts with a basic loop holding a ring. From this loop, the shank tapers down to a sharp point. The trapped ring is also undecorated and has a small suspension loop projecting from its outer edge. The trapped ring's diameter is 19mm and the pin shank is 91mm long. They are both undecorated. Dates from c800 to c1200 AD, probably c885 to c1025 AD. The length is 115mm, width 21mm, thickness 5mm, and the weight is 10.34g. Similar examples on the database, without the small suspe…
Created on: Monday 21st June 2021
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6A52CE
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy Borre-style zoomorphic buckle plate. It is sub rectangular in plan and slightly curved in profile. There is a twin loop hinge pivot at one end and another at right angle to the main body at the other end for the pin and buckle loop. The central part has a D-section. The outer face is decorated in high relief with a pair of confronting Borre-style animal heads with a now empty socket in which a gem may originally have been mounted. The inner face is flat and undecorated with the exception of a transverse ridge with an incised line on it, at the buckle frame e…
Created on: Monday 26th April 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 18th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Wigton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-957AC7
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy polyhedral pin. The head is sub-cuboid and has angled facets at each corner. Each facet, has a single punched ring-and-dot motif. There is a plain transverse collar beneath the head. The head's height including collar is 12mm, and it is up to 8.5mm thick. The shaft is circular in cross-section and tapers from a diameter of 3mm down to the point where it has broken. Dates to between c700 and c900 AD. Length 28mm, width 8.5mm, thickness 8mm, and weight 3.33g.
Created on: Friday 16th April 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-75FE5B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy buckle with integral plate. In plan the buckle is a D with attached triangular plate. The outer face is inscribed with three parallel transverse lines below the pin hole, a set of five parallel transverse lines at the constriction above the terminal knop. Between the two sets of transverse lines is an inscribed saltire. One of the saltire's diagonals consists of two parallel lines, the other is made up of three parallel lines. The inner face has the remnants of two pierced lugs, one at the terminal end and one towards the frame end, just before the perforat…
Created on: Wednesday 14th April 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 12th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-009562
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Early Medieval to early Medieval copper alloy top guard element from a sword, probably relating to something like a Petersen L pommel, for example DENO-F08A65, or a late Medieval to early Post Medieval dagger guard. It is oval in plan, curved in profile, and square in section. There is a rectangular central perforation (12 x 6mm) to accomadate the blade's tang. The object is undecorated but there is what appears to be remnant sooting, or possibly a coating of some sort, inside the inner side of the curve's concave area. If the object was part of a sword cross guard one would expe…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Bamber Bridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-29DC84
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy pin head. It is circular in plan, and biconical with a wide collar below in profile. The stump of the shaft projects below the collar. The dome of the pin head has 18 or so semispherical impressions varying in diameter from 1mm to 2mm. They probably originally contained some form of enamel or glass or stone mounts. The pin collar's diameter is approximately 5mm, and the shaft's diameter is approximately 2mm. The overall profile resembles the domed top and conical lower half of the bi-conical median band type (Haldenby 2012, p.6, fig. 9) typical of the middl…
Created on: Monday 18th May 2020
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6B7592
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy polyhedral pin. The head is sub-square and has angled facets at each corner. Each facet, has a single punched ring-and-dot motif, except the two main faces which have four each and the top which has none. The head's height and width are approximately 7mm and it is 4mm thick.. The shaft is circular in cross-section and tapers from a diameter of 2mm down to a sharp pointed tip and if straight, would be 46mm long. There is a plain transverse collar beneath the head 1mm high and diameter 3mm. Dates to between c700 and c900 AD. Length 50mm, width 7mm, thick…
Created on: Wednesday 26th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 29th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Ulverston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2C5124
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval hoard of 35 base silver and copper alloy hammered coins. The preliminary assessment of the material by Eden Heritage has identified the coins as mainly comprising Anglo-Saxon styca, which were small coins minted in pre-Viking Northumbria. Several coins bear +EDILRED on the obverse, with a cross in the centre relating to the Anglo-Saxon Kings of Northumbria, namely Aethelred (841 to 850 AD). Dimensions: Individual coins diameters range from 12mm to 15mm, weights up to 1g each, total weight 20g. Conclusion: Coins appear to be part of a hoard which has been dist…
Created on: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Kirkby Stephen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1767DA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval silver plated copper alloy brooch or possibly a buckle. It is circular in plan and domed in section. It could be seen as a local form of annular brooch but no parallel has been found yet. The sheet of copper alloy that the brooch is formed from is approximately 1mm thick. The outer face is convex with a thick silver plating. The inner face is concave and unplated. There is a sub rectangular perforation 11mm x 6mm in one half. A narrowing in the frame on the edge of this perforation is where the pin is mounted. This pin is 17mm x 3.5mm and formed from a sheet of copper a…
Created on: Tuesday 5th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 1st February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Ulverston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B1A69A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval lead alloy suspended 'bun' weight. The use of weights of this form with inserted objects is considered typical of Anglo-Scandinavian practice. It is circular in plan and sub oval in section. It is undecorated apart from central depressions (each approximately 20mm across) on both faces that may have once held inserted material. It retains the remnants of its iron wire suspension loop, but this may be a later addition. Probably dates to between c700 and c1000 AD. The diameter is 60mm, thickness 35mm, and the weight is 867.9g. The distribution of weights of this des…
Created on: Thursday 31st October 2019
Last updated: Friday 6th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Keswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A1754C
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy pin head. It is circular in plan and biconical in section. It is undecorated but there is a flattening where the two spheres join and the possible remnants of a knop at the apex of the head. Only the head survives, the rest of the pin has been lost, with the exception of the first millimetre or so of the shaft. There is no evidence of a collar. Dates to between c800 and c870 AD. This is the date range for pins of this form according to the FRG Datasheet No. 44. The diameter is 10mm, length 14mm, and the weight is 4.51g. Similar examples on the dat…
Created on: Wednesday 30th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 31st December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Keswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A11230
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable early to middle Early Medieval copper alloy strap end. It is sub rectangular in plan and sub triangular in section. The lower end terminates withtwohorns forming a 'U'. The gap inside the 'U' is 7mm wide and 8mm deep. It appears to be decorated with a raised sub rectangular feature 14mm by 7mm. A copper alloy rivet has been retained. The object is weakly magnetic. It probably dates to between c410 and c850 AD. The length is 45mm, width 18mm, thickness 8mm, and the weight is 19.84g. No similar examples could be found by the recorder.
Created on: Wednesday 30th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 29th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Keswick', grid reference and parish protected.