Record ID: SOM-4A3D7A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragment of worn, sub-angular translucent crystalline calcite with flat cleavage planes visible on three axis and worn, smoothed, sides. Probably naturally formed: no evidence seen for artificial shaping. 29.1mm by 28.3mm by 20.2mm and 24.39g in weight. Although natural and potentially local as calcite does form in limestone the piece was picted out by the finder as unusual in the field. It was found in an area that has produced worked flint of Mesolithic to Bronze Age dte with a focus in the Neolithic and might be associated with the flint as a deliberately selected and…
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chewton Mendip CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-EB6E08
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead sub-spherical object with a flattened 'base' and cylindrical stem projecting from the top. There are clear castng lines running down opposite sides of the sphere and multiple slight facets on the stem and transverse lines running around the stem, possibly from being tidied with a knife. The piece is 27.3mm in diameter 31.7mm tall, 22.8mm excluding the 'stem' and weighs 115.91g, almost exactly 4 ounces. The form of th piece is hard to parallel and appears similar to shot, althoguh too small for cannon and too large for musket. It could be used as part of grape sho…
Created on: Thursday 20th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 20th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cothelstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-EB3D35
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead or lead-alloy spindle whorl or possibly weight. It is plano-convex with a flat base, vertical sides and slightly convex top with a circular hole running through from top to bottom near the centre. The hole is slightly off set from the centre but that might be due to damage down that edge which is also thinner. It is 29.7mm in diameter at the base, 12.4mm thick and weighs 49.76g; the hole is 7.8mm in diameter. Plain spindle whorls and weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and such plain and rough examples are hard to date precisely althou…
Created on: Thursday 20th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 20th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cothelstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2CE367
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four copper alloy rings found together as a group in context. There are two larger and two smaller rings. One of the larger rings is broken and incomplete. One of the smaller rings is also incomplete and has part of an iron object still attached and iron corrosion adhering to the others suggests they were also linked by iron pieces. Ring 1: Lozenge shaped in cross section with clear fold lines around the central ridge on the inner side of the ring and file marks on the inner face from forming. No very worn areas but it appears to thin towards one side where there is an piece of …
Created on: Tuesday 11th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Pennard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A6902A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete lead alloy object of uncertain date, c.AD 43-1800. The remaining piece is mainly formed of a rectangular cross sectioned bar with rounded ends and a projection to one side near one end. The front is decorated with five evenly spaced deeply stamped annulets. The projection to one side starts a similar, although slightly thicker rectangular cross sectioned bar before ending in a squared off ends with a much thinner piece continuing backwards and curled under. The piece is 40.0mm long, 16.9 wide and the main bar is 8.2mm wide and 5.5mm thick. The piece weighs 20.31g. The be…
Created on: Friday 6th December 2019
Last updated: Friday 6th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lindridge CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-852788
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or post medieval copper alloy ring, probably a finger ring with broken hoop and thick bezel. The hoop varies, thinning from a rectangular to a flat cross section on one side of the bezel and oval in cross section on the other. Part of this may be distortion caused when the hoop was bent and broken. The bezel is broadly rectangular with semi-circular ends flanked by rounded knops in each corner. It thickens towards the centre and is notably more thick near the base than the top where there is a flat edge with a step in thickness part way back. There are extensive file marks acros…
Created on: Monday 5th August 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 6th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-854843
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead vessel repair (pot mend). It has a large, roughly oval, face on one of the vessel with a narrow stem running through the vessel and smaller circular expansion on the other face. There is a relatively large piece of the original pot attached to the mend. The pottery has a mid to pale orange fabric with common (c.20%) coarse -medium sand temper but few other recognisable inclusions. The whole piece is 34.5 mm by 30.9mm, 11.7 mm thick and weighs 29.29g. The pottery is 4.0mm thick. Pot mends of this form are found in both Roman and Medieval periods, as a common way to repair …
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 3rd May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chaffcombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E5EF83
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A fragment from a gold bar shaped ingot with a sub-oval cross section that has flattened upper and lower faces and convex sides. At each end the piece has been hammered top and bottom to thin it. It has then been broken leaving a hackled irregular break at each end. One break shows more clearly the multiple marks from thinning and has also become wider as it was thinned. There are several scratches to the surface in addition to pitting and marks from abrasion. Dimensions: The ingot is 14.2mm long, 6.2mm wide by 4.3mm at one end and 7.9mm by 3.5mm at the other. It weighs 4…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 4th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chilton Cantelo CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5C6D9C
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of the mouth of a socket from an unidentified object, possibly a Bronze Age axe or hammer, possibly a Medieval staff or similar. Only part of two sides remain and the corner between them so the full dimensions of the socket are unclear. All the breaks are old and patinated. The socket appears to have been square in section with slightly convex sides. The inside is smooth with a slightly white metakl sheen, probably from tin. The outerside is more corroded with a pitted green surface. At the mouth is a slight lip which projects more in places and maybe a cleaned casting flash. …
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-106642
Object type: DIE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular cast lead die of uncertain, Roman to Post Medieval, date. The die is roughly a cube with incuse dots indicating the values of each side. The die is It is 13.2mm by 13mm by 11.7mm and weighs 18.02. The sides are arranged 1 5-6-4 2 3 This means the opposing side do not add up to 7 (ie 1 is opposite 2, 5 and 4 and 6 and 3) so it does not conform to a 'regular' known pattern. Opposing faces adding to seven becomes common during the Medieval and especially Post-Medieval period with a gradual increase in standardistion, particular from the 16th century when th…
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitchurch Canonicorum CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-95C197
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2017 T1177: Disclaimed, returned to finder Description: The end of a small silver earscoop or other toilet implement or cosmetic spoon. The piece has an elongated drop shaped (piriform) scoop at the complete end with a rounded end. The piece tapers evenly in width from this end to the stem which is bent up before ending in an old break. The stem is plain and oval in cross section with no clear evidence for twisting. The surface is corroded with the original surface remaining only in the scoop and at places on the back. It is possible it was originally gilt as some sur…
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2D5C5A
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub-spherical fired clay bead of uncertain date. The bead is circular in cross section and slightly flattened top and bottom with a circular hole 3.0mm in diameter running through it. It is fairly soft fired and bright orange in colour, there are possible traces of a dark surface, glazing or painting. It is 11.1mm in diameter and 8.4mm wide and weighs 1.07g. Due to the plainess of this item it is hard to suggest a date but such beads are known from the Roman period onwards.
Created on: Monday 20th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-CC2754
Object type: POLISHER
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A water worn, sub oval pebble, probably a beach pebble of a hard, fine grained rock. One side is completely worn flat, probably from use as a smoother, polisher or possibly whetstone. It is 54.6mm long, 43.6mm wide, 30.4mm thick and weighs 106 grams. The rock is a Devonian sandstone deliberately brought in to the area, possibly form the Quantocks (D. Parsons pers com). It is not closely datable as an object and may be Prehistoric to Post Medieval in date
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingston Seymour', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B8C317
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, probably from a steelyard as it has a loop at the top for suspension, possibly of Roman date. The weight has a flat base and top and is oval in plan with sloping sides so the top is smaller than the base. From the centre of the top projects a tab, rectangular in cross section and D-shaped in profile with a small circular hole through it at the top, now bent over slightly. The sides are decorated with raised lines: regularly saced lines run from the top to the base all the way aorund and then are crossed by several curved lines making a design almost like overlapping arche…
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nunney', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B88586
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead piriform (drop shaped) weight of uncertain, Roman- Post Medieval date. The weight is circular in cross section with a conical upper part and hemispherical base with a slightly flattened lower surface allowing it to sit upright. At the top point it extends up into a globular perminal which appears bent over to one side and possibly truncated at the top. The weight could be suspended from the groove between the main weight and this globular terminal . The upper, conical, part of the main weigt is decorated with eight incised grooves running around it, the upper four in a spiral the…
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Trudoxhill CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B80FC6
Object type: HASP
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy object, possibly a hasp. The piece has a thin front plate which is now rectangular in plan with parallel sides and probably brocken edges top and bottom suggesting it was part of a longer strip originally. The front is plain and very smoothly finished. Projecting from the centre of the back is an integrally cast loop, U-shaped in profile and circular in cross section. The fragment is 22.1mm long, 13.8mm wide and 8.5mm thick, 0.9mm thick excluding the loop. It weighs 1.91g. While the general form is right for a hasp the small size of the loop and it circul…
Created on: Monday 9th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th October 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-C4D42E
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of an unidentified object, possibly Roman. The piece is one corner of a larger object with two straight sides meeting at a right angle. Both sides meet in an old break so the complete dimensions are unclear. The back is flat and the front slightly convex. There is a circular rivet hole though the corner where the sides meet. The longer side has a bevel along the straight edge starting just after the corner and interrupted by at least two regularly spaced triangles which are not bevelled and as thick as the rest of the piece. The edge opposite this bevelled s…
Created on: Friday 15th September 2017
Last updated: Saturday 16th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-D16F9B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle whorl or weight. The object is plano-convex and sub-circular with a flat base, domed top and an irregular oval outline. There is a circular hole through the centre, top to botton 8.1mm in diameter. The entire piece is 25.2mm by 22.4mm and 10.9mm thick and weighs 20.64g. While lead spindle whorls are known from the late Early Medieval onwards, and the central hole is sufficiently large for this use, the irregular outline of this example, which would make the turn uneven, suggest it is more likely to be a weight. Lead weights were often homemade for weighing down a varie…
Created on: Monday 4th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-F369C6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone spindle whorl of unknown date. The spindle whorl is 32.1mm in diameter, circular in plan. In profile it is bi-conical with a flattened top and bottom and distinct ridge around the centre. 18.6mm high. Both faces of the spindle whorl are flat and undecorated. A straight sided, circular perforation 5.9mm in diameter runs through, slightly off centre, for attachment to a wooden spindle. It weighs 22.77 grams. The stone is dark grey in colour with a distinct laminar structure, the softer layers of which have preferrentialy weathered. It has been identified by Dennis Parsons as …
Created on: Monday 31st July 2017
Last updated: Friday 4th August 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-39BB2E
Object type: OVEN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
56 pieces of burnt clay of total weight 800 grams, possibly from an oven of uncertain date. The clay is amorphous with only a few voids from organic inclusions or imprints as one sees on daub. There is no evidence of layering as one might expect in a kiln, furnace or cob. Occasional small rounded iron stone inclusions and very small chalk or limestone inclusions almost certainly reflect natural inclusons in the clay rather than temper. The pieces are all amorphous and friable with angluar fractures on all faces. Only two have small areas of surface, smoothed but poorly finished with c…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 4th April 2017
Spatial data recorded.