Record ID: NLM-20BD35
Object type: DISC
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy disc. A small cast flat-sided disc, probably cut to its final shape, with a central drilled hole of diameter 2mm, surrounded on one side by four symmetrically disposed blind pits of slightly smaller diameter. This might have functioned as a mount, or perhaps as the separate head of a pin. A range of flat mounts is reported from medieval London and many remain attached to belts, though the ‘decorative’ scheme is odd here and the central fixing point excessively wide, and few medieval mounts are as chunky and simple in form (Egan and Pritchard 1991). The range of…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-0FF525
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. A small solid cast weight of unusual form, appearing as four conjoined spheres with a pair of moulded ribs between each neighbouring pair, a flat base, and a conical point at its top, probably formerly the site of a loop. Patinated overall, degraded at top and base, the former also broken. The suspected provision for suspension might point to use with a miniature steelyard beam. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Early Medieval, 43-850 Height: 21mm, Width: 17.3mm, Thickness: 16.8mm, Weight: 20.68gms
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claxby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-0C1DD1
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible metalworking debris. A small fragment, smooth and curved on one side, rough and uneven on the other. Possibly casting waste, otherwise perhaps spalled from a larger object. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500 Length: 12.9mm, Width: 12.7mm, Thickness: 3.8mm, Weight: 1.55gms
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-FB2E47
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy probable mount fragment fragment. A keeled concavo-convex straight-sided strip has a hollow straight-sided gully on its back and a keeled display side, with a plain rectangular block set at its midpoint. One collared terminal enjoys partial survival in sub-triangular form at one end, with curved outer edges in so far as they survive and retains indistinct or degraded decoration near the collar. Suggested date: Unknown, Early Medieval to Medieval, 900-1300 Length: 49mm, Width: 19.0mm, Thickness (at block): 3.6mm
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baumber', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-FAE837
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. A fragment made by the twisting of two strands of a probably square -section [c.3.5mm square] strip of copper alloy together. The twist is hammered at one end, while its component strands protrude in open curls at the other. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Early Medieval, 43-1050 Length: 24.1mm, Width: 16.4mm, Thickness: 9.1mm, Weight: 7.43gms
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baumber', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-8C5CB3
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. An oval fragment of solidified copper alloy melt of plano-convex section, possibly from the casting ingate at the top of the mould used for casting a small object. The oval flat surface would represent the upper side with shrinkage lines resulting from the cooling of molten metal. The ingate would be broken from the object cast and was presumably intended to go back into the melting pot. This is an unusual example of metalworking debris whose form places it at a particular stage of the casting process, rather than the more common evidence for spillage.…
Created on: Wednesday 25th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ewster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-77FF67
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead pencil. Cast rhomboid or square-section rod, rounded at one end and with a tapered cast point at the other, now bent and patinated. Lead dry-points or scribes are known from medieval contexts, in the case of a group from Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, especially from construction horizons where building waste may have provided the material for marking or recording tools used on site (Foreman, in Armstrong et. al.1991, 156-157, fig. 118 nos 711-729). There may be a broader significance in the implication of functional literacy in early times – the limited knowledge of en…
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ewster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-778A3D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast cylindrical lead weight, the regular form indicating it was cast in a closed mould, patinated. The metal retains a greyish tint suggesting a relatively recent date. The mass initially suggested a possible correspondence with Viking-Age units of measurement with a possible value of two ora/ore [the contemporary and underweight version of an ounce] but the surface condition and construction may both argue against such an early date while the correspondence with round numbers of such units is less exact than would normally be deemed significant by this reporter. Suggeste…
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 24th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ewster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-681AD5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle whorl. Cast plano-convex whorl with a central moulded aperture of diameter 7mm, Walton Rogers form A1, patinated; recent gouge on upper side represents a possibly distorting impact, perhaps at the time of discovery. The spindle hole size could admit a Roman or Anglo-Saxon date. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Early Medieval, 43-850 Diameter (long axis): 22.6mm, Thickness: 7.2mm, Weight: 18.98gms
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2023
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-674D34
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery. Whiteware. Fine white fabric, body sherd. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1700 Width: 30.4mm, Weight: 4.23gms
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2023
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ewster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-66CB9D
Object type: ROOF TILE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Reddish-buff fine grained micaceous or glittering Sandstone fragment, possibly broken from a stone roof tile; all edges broken. The finder kindly notes marks on both flat sides: on the greyer side these comprise a long cross with rays projecting from its angles beside its longer bar; a similar cross with a single supplementary stroke appears on the redder side as well. The dating and significance of the markings is very uncertain, though the use of stone roof tiles might be expected from the Roman period onwards, their supply presumably depending on transport along the River Trent. Sug…
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2023
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ewster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-65AE42
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy unidentified object fragment. A small segment of a tubular object of estimated original diameter c.20mm, broken along both its sides and at one end. Polished by wear on its outer side. This might be from a small container such as a medieval or later needle case, or from some other tubular object –  objects of this general form and size have been identified as the ramrod holders for muskets. Suggested date: Unknown, Medieval to Post-Medieval, 1350-1850 Length: 19.4mm, Thickness (wall): 1.4mm, Weight: 1.44gms
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2023
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-FDEAC1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast sub-conical weight with a possible blind pit set centrally in its base; patinated and unusually degraded surface. The conical form is, as often, slightly offset to one side, and the wall may have been lightly fluted, though if so, this was lost to its subsequent deterioration. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500 Diameter: 35.2mm, Height: 37.7mm, Weight: 138.85gms
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ewster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-FDAF2D
Object type: OFFCUT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead offcut. A small fragment cut with a knife from the edge of cast lead sheet of thickness 4.5mm, which would be a gauge apt to structural uses, as with flashing; patinated. A short [2mm] slit appears in the wider end. Suggested date: Unknown, 43-1800 Length: 26.1mm, Width: 7.9mm, Thickness: 4.5mm, Weight: 4.84gms
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-FD27BC
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy metalworking debris. A small fragment of solidified copper alloy melt. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500 Length: 23.8mm, Width: 11mm, Thickness: 5.8mm, Weight: 6.10gms
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-FC3385
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast sub-conical flat-based weight with a slightly concave tapered form and a rounded top. Patinated. This object resembles larger objects of bobbin or ‘cotton reel’ forms from Roman sites though a medieval date is also often advanced for weights of conical forms. The shrinkage of the centre of the base may suggest this object was cast in an open mould, broad end uppermost. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500 Diameter: 22.8mm, Height: 23.6mm, Weight: 60.65gms
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-FBA3D0
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle whorl. Cast cylindrical whorl with a central moulded aperture of diameter 9.5mm, Walton Rogers form B. The upper side as cast bears a moulded pattern of either thin crossing radial lines or chevrons. Patinated. The decoration of whorls is very occasionally noted for earlier periods but is almost a diagnostic trait of later whorls. The spindle hole size could admit an Anglo-Scandinavian or later date while the mass would be apt to spinning a yarn. Suggested date: Unknown, Early Medieval to Post-Medieval, 1000-1600 Diameter: 22.4mm, Thickness: 8.7mm, Weight: 26.00gms
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NLM-FA7A63
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Dark brown flint nodule with cortex, scraper. A round flint pebble or nodule of high quality, with invasive angled scalar retouch which has removed eight large long and mostly parallel flakes in an episode of skilled and perfunctory working from a single direction. The cutting edge produced has seen some use as evidenced by its light battering. The rapid removal of larger flakes might usually suggest a late date; however, the selection of this material, which is imported to the area, might rather point to an earlier date and to its economical rather than haphazard working. The notable …
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Appleby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E89709
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy and silver metalworking debris. A cast wedge-shaped object with a thin flap of copper alloy folded back against one side, with patches of silvery white metal and black areas on either side. It appears the thin flap was folded after the silvery metal had accumulated. This may alternatively be a part-melted or recycled object, perhaps one which had been plated. Had the white metal not appeared, this might have been taken for a vessel foot of similarly indeterminate date – albeit sooting is absent. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500 Length: 23mm, Width…
Created on: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-E7AA35
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast sub-conical plano-convex weight with a tapered square off-centre hole created using a nail shank as a former. Patinated. The form would be apt to use as a fishing line weight, and a nick beside the hole on the convex side may be a tying notch. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval. Diameter (long axis): 23.1mm, Width: 21.2mm, Height: 13.0mm, Weight: 26.35gms
Created on: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 17th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.