Record ID: SOM-22CE2A
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One end of a whetstone made of well cemented and sorted medium grain sandstone. The whetstone is sub-square to D-shaped in section with rounded corners, particularly two adjacent corners, and a bar shape with irregular broken ends. The more rounded corners are probably from use. It is 38.7mm long, and a maximum of 26.7mm by 24.1mm; it weighs 37.0 grams. It is not a local rock but maybe Devonian (D. Parsons pers comm) and traded fairly locally. Whetstones are known to have been used from the Bronze Age onwards and continued to be used for scythes and other tools into the 20t…
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2017
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wincanton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-22AB88
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One end of a whetstone made of well cemented and sorted fine grain sandstone. The whetstone is sub-square in section with rounded corners and an bar shape with one angled end and irregular broken end. Three sides seem smoother from use. It is 88.4mm long, and a maximum of 30.2mm by 25.5mm; it weighs 121 grams. It is not a local rock but maybe Devonian (D. Parsons pers comm) and traded fairly locally. Whetstones are known to have been used from the Bronze Age onwards and continued to be used for scythes and other tools into the 20th century. A Roman, Medieval or Post Medieva…
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2017
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wincanton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A830D0
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a stone pebble, a micaceous metamorphic rock. It seems to be a natural pebble, oval in section, thickening and widening towards the broken end. The complete end is rounded. It is slightly curved in profile with a concave top and convex base. There appears to be some use polish on the concave top. It is 84.0mm long, 56.7mm wide at the break and 40.4mm thick; it weighs 225 grams. It is not a local rock but pebbles of many types of rock are found locally in rivers and estuaries brought in by water and glacial action. Whetstones are known to have been used from the Bronze Age o…
Created on: Friday 27th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cossington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-6C53B3
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One end of a micaceous fine sandstone whetstone. The whetstone is oval in section and an bar shape with one rounded end and one straight end which is probably broken. One side is distinctly more polished and concave from use. It is 108.4mm long, 59.6mm wide at the break and 41.1mm thick; it weighs 498 grams. It is not a local rock but pebbles of many types of rock are found locally in rivers and estuaries brought in by water and glacial action. Whetstones are known to have been used from the Bronze Age onwards and continued to be used for scythes and other tools into the 20th centu…
Created on: Thursday 11th October 2012
Last updated: Monday 3rd April 2017
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Record ID: SOM-79ED26
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A conical cast lead alloy weight of uncertain date with flat base, tapering slightly faceted sides and a circular hole through the centre from top to base. The central perforation measures 4.6mm at the top to 6.4mm at the base. The height is 34.2mm, diameter 28.2mm at the bottom. It weighs 110.3 grams. Plain weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards for a wide variety of uses and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 2nd December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-35B890
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A conical cast lead alloy weight of uncertain date with flat base and rounded point. In indent near the point does not appear to develop into a hole. It is 19.6mm by 16.3mm at the base and 33.5mm tall; it weighs 45.38 grams. Plain weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards for a wide variety of uses and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval
Created on: Friday 18th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 18th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cossington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F32DC7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight in the shape of a truncated square based pyramid. The sides are upright at first then change direction with a distict carination to slope inwards to the flat top. It is plain with no decoration. There is an indent in one side which may be mis-casting or damage. It is 28.9 by 28.4mm at the base and 10.3mm tall, it weighs 49.68 grams. Roman and Medieval sub-pyramidal weights are catalogued in Biggs and Withers (2000:27-29) but all the examples have raised cast designs, a larger central square and much more steeply sloped sides than this example. Plain lead weights wer…
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 14th September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C7B96F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight or possibly spindle whorl. It is circular and has a slightly domed top and bottom and convex sides giving it an oval cross section. There is a oval hole runing through the centre and seven evenly spaced grooves running down the sides. It is 17.8mm in diameter, 8.8mm thick and weights 9.35g, the hole is 6.3 by 5.5mm across. Plain spindle whorls and weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval.
Created on: Monday 1st December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crewkerne CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-9FB093
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight or possibly spindle whorl. It is circular and has a slightly domed top and flat base with a large circular hole running through it. It is 21.4mm in diameter, 5.3mm thick and weights 9.35g, the hole is 10.5mm in diameter. Plain spindle whorls and weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval.
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kerswell', 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.

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Record ID: SOM-C26524
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Conical cast lead alloy weight of uncertain date. It has a flat base, tapering, slightly faceted, sides a broken top point and a circular hole through the centre from top to base. The central perforation measures 2.6mm in diameter at the top and bottom and narrows in the centre. The height is 22.1mm, diameter 19.4mm at the bottom. It weighs 28.69 grams. Plain weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards for a wide variety of uses and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval
Created on: Monday 16th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C2AD51
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy item, possibly a weight. It is shaped like two cones joined point to point with wide oval ends constricting to a narrow central waist. At the waist is a raised collar running around it with a patinated but unworn break to one side, possibly from a broken suspension or attachment loop. A casting line form a two part mould runs across both ends and down the sides. It is 30.7mm long, 15.5mm by 13.3mm at one end, 12.8mm by 14.6mm at the other and 11.4mm by 9.8mm in the centre. It weighs 21.86 grams.
Created on: Monday 16th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-400F55
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy weight, probably of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. The weight is a truncated cone with a sub-circular flat base from which the sides taper inwards to the flattened round topped terminal. The sides are slightly angular with four convex sides meeting in rounded corners. The terminal has a circular piercing through it for suspension. There is an irregularly shaped off centre indentation on the base, either a casting flaw or damage. The weight measures 30.9mm high, 24.4mm in diameter at the base and weighs 70.50 grams. Lead weights were used for a long period and lack…
Created on: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 8th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-648545
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead weight of uncertain date. The weight is domed with a flat, circular base, tapering sides and rounded top. The weight has an off-centre circular perforation running from base to top. The base of the weight is slightly concave. The hight of the weight is 12.76mm, 17.96mm in width, 15.38mm thick and weighs 42.35 grams. Plain weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval..
Created on: Friday 16th November 2012
Last updated: Friday 18th January 2013
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Record ID: SOM-6F0616
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flat, slightly oval lead weight with lumps of another material, stone or copper alloy set into each side. The weight is 26.7mm by 24.3mm and 10.2mm thick; 8.4mm excluding the inset material. It weighs 42.46 grams. Lead weights in copper alloy casings are known from the 11th - 12th century, e.g. HAMP-EEBC91 but the material on this example appears to be set it. Other lead weights with copper alloys set into them are known but these have an item on one side only and it is always a decorative piece of copper alloy. It is not clear if the material in this case was incorporated deliberat…
Created on: Wednesday 18th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chedzoy', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-FFFA91
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Conical cast lead weight. The base is circular and concave within a flat rim. The sides are slightly flattened on two opposite sides and these sides are stepped in about two thirds of the way up leaving a flat tab at the top with a rounded upper edge and circular hole pierced through it. It is 21.9mm in diameter, 37.7mm tall and weighs 75.44 grams. Plain weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards for a wide variety of uses and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wells', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-001F18
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Conical lead weight with suspension hole. It is square in plan with an irregular, convex base. Two sides are triangular, the others are rectangular and angled in to converge at the top leaving a roughly square flat tab at the top with rounded corners and a circular hole pierced through it. It is 15.4mm by 16.1mm at the base, 36.8mm tall and weighs 48.78 grams. Plain weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards for a wide variety of uses and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wells', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B1ACC0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy conical weight with corroded remains of an iron suspension loop at the top. The weight has an oval base with a indent in the centre, tapering sides and a rounded top. It is 28.5 by 24.9mm on the base 36.3mm tall and weighs 118 grams. It may have acted as a steelyard weight. Plain lead weights are usually locally made for individual uses and hard to date precisely although most are Medieval or Post Medieval.
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 28th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Donhead St Andrew', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-DAACA0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight or possibly spindle whorl. It is flat and sub-circular with a flat top, angled sides and an indented ring running around the centre on the base with a raised inner and outer edge. There is a tapering circular hole running through the centre, now filled by iron pan. It is 26.8mm in diameter, 8.2mm thick and weights 31.91g, the hole is 8.1mm in diameter at the base, 7.5mm at the top. Plain spindle whorls and weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval.
Created on: Friday 29th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 29th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', 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
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