Record ID: LVPL-C1FEF9
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete perforated stone tool, possibly a mace head, dating to the Neolithic (c. 3500-2100 BC). The object is broadly oval in shape and cross section with a rounded end. In the centre is a circular perforation with a hour-glass form. It is here the object breaks with roughly three quarters of the perforation complete. The break is worn and irregular with slightly more of the object surviving on one side than the other. The surface is smooth with multiple striations present. The rock has dark grey colour and is rich in mica. Dimensions: Length 108.26mm; width 68.23mm; t…
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 5th May 2022
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Record ID: LVPL-2C1556
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete ground and polished Type 1, Cornish greenstone axehead dating to the Neolithic period (c. 4000-2400 BC). The axehead is pointed oval in cross section at the cutting end and butt end. When viewing its side profile (looking at the larger, flatter faces of the axe), it tapers steadily from the broader cutting edge towards the butt end. When looking at the axe along the longer edges, both the cutting edge and butt end of the axe are a similar width, with the widest section being in the middle of the axehead. It has suffered some damage, with the original polished sur…
Created on: Friday 22nd October 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Handbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6445F8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone spindle whorl or weight dating from c. AD43 - 1700. The object is circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. Slightly off centre is a circular perforation with an internal diameter of 6mm. Each face is undecorated. Dimensions: 35mm in diameter, 5mm thick, 11.40g Other examples of stone spindle whorls which have been recorded on the PAS database include LVPL-AABBA5, LVPL-6A74D6, BUC-3BBC64, GAT-2277ED, GAT-21FCD2 and HESH-1B967F. Spindle whorls were used from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period. Egan (Egan G. 1998 The Medieval Household D…
Created on: Thursday 5th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 12th October 2017
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Record ID: LVPL-C46F36
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A carved stone head, often loosely referred to as a 'Celtic' head. 'Celtic' heads are found in some numbers in Britain, the great majority of which, including this one, are un-dateable. The head is carved from sandstone. The object has been identified from the attached photographs. The head has an elongated oval flat face with recessed lentoid eyes. The nose is long flattened, expanding in width towards the nostrils resulting in a sub-triangular form. The lips are worn. The rear of the head is flattened with less signs of weathering. There is no visible decoration on the rear of th…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9C67D6
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone head of post-medieval to modern date, c.1800-1950. The original block appears to have been saw cut. The head is naturalistic in its style with large parted lips, a sub-triangular nose, and oval eyes with hollowed out pupils. The brows are ridged and the cheek bones high while the chin has been squared off. The edge of the head is undulating in order to form wavy or undulating hair. The rear of the object is flattened and rough. The stone is mid-grey in colour and has suffered due to weathering. Dimensions: 280mm in length, 140mm in width, 150mm thick.
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2017
Last updated: Friday 10th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Farndon', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-1AD147
Object type: WORKED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The vessel was covered by a thin stone slab (12 inches square and half an inch thick), according to the account of the discovery. It is not clear from this description if it was worked or not.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-0624AD
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone bead of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan with a large central perforation. The internal diameter of the perforation measures 6.84mm. Each face is undecorated. The object has a smooth dark green patina and is scratched in several places probably due to the workings of the plough. Birgitta Hoffmann states: The bead is probably Iron Age. The inclusion of blue beads in Iron Age necklaces is well known, but in some cases blue stones are used. Typical for the Iron Age, rather than later periods is the comparatively large diameter of the perforation, which can be fou…
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-422E72
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flat stone spindle whorl probably dating to the Roman period, (43-410AD). The object is circular in plan with a central circular perforation. The internal diameter of the perforation measures 7.57mm in diameter. The object is brownish grey in colour. Flat disc-like stone spindle whorls have been found in Roman contexts at Castleford, Wilderspool and South Shields. Similar examples have however also been found in Medieval contexts at Beeston Castle, Cheshire, (Griffiths et al: 2007, p52).
Created on: Monday 16th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winsford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AA5D02
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead and stone weight or gaming piece probably dating to the Early Medieval period, (400-1066AD). The object consists of an oval or sub-oval stone which has been cast in lead leaving the top of the stone exposed. The base of the object is uneven with a rounded projection preventing it from standing flat. The top edges of the lead are irregular and broken. On one side of the object a V shape has been moulded into the lead. The lead has a light white patina and the stone is a pinkish-white. Objects of this form have been identified as either weights or playing pieces; in the latter ca…
Created on: Wednesday 10th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 31st May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tilstone Fearnall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8A5863
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone tool of uncertain date. The object is irregular in plan and oval in cross-section. The outer surface of the stone is very smooth with deliberate transverse scratches. It is likely that it was a natural stone which was used as a whetstone and is blackish brown in color.
Created on: Thursday 9th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 30th September 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beeston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-518055
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete stone weight of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan and conical. The base of the object has been unevenly cut or broken. The outer surface of the stone is smooth but damaged in places. The object has a large central perforation. The stone is a greyish brown in colour with small inclusions.
Created on: Tuesday 1st June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Acton Bridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-05A5D6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone loom weight of unknown date probably post Roman 800 – 1500 AD. It is oval in plan and oval in cross-section. The stone has a large circular perforation in the centre. The perforation is regular and has an internal diameter of 13.59mm. The stone is worn and there are several linear striations on one side above the perforation. The surface is smooth and it is light brown in colour.
Created on: Thursday 22nd April 2010
Last updated: Friday 21st May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Budworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8F10F8
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric polished stone axe dating to the Neolithic period, (8300-4500BC). It is a pointed oval in plan and oval in cross-section. The butt is rounded and from the butt the sides narrow slightly towards the cutting edge. The cutting edge slopes downwards on one side. The end of the butt and one face of the butt end are smooth and polished. The axe has been made of an unusually soft stone and therefore all other surfaces have been damaged and the polished surface flaked off leaving a rough surface. The lower surface has been damaged more perhaps as a result of how it lay in the g…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Northwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-110C02
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Basalt bead dating from the Bronze Age to the Roman period. It is oval in plan and in cross-section. A circular perforation runs through the length of the object. It is narrow at one end, 3.83mm, and much wider at the other,6.82mm. The bead is decorated with incised lines which run around the object horizontally. It has a flat bottom and a slightly raised oval at the top. It has a smooth black patina.
Created on: Wednesday 16th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Handley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6C7F66
Object type: ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval decorative architectural fragment. It is most likley to be a finial off the top of a pediment, gable or similar architectural feature. It is decorated with ruffles and swirls in a symmetrical pattern on the front face and is flat on the back. It dates to late 17th to 18th centuries. It was c.30cm in height.
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-6C6581
Object type: ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Male head from red sandstone. It appears to be a man with his eyes closed. He is wearing some kind of cap. Behind the head, the fragment is flat, where it would have been fixed to a wall. It is c.170mm in height and c.100mm wide. It would have been the stop or finial at the end of a hood moulding over a window or arch or something similar. It appears to be slightly asymetrical which would support such a position. It would have been matched by another one at the other side of the arch. Probably 14th century in date.
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-DFE1C0
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flat sub-oval pebble of brown coloured stone that has been deliberately drilled off-centre with a 1mm diameter hole. The hole is countersunk on both sides. The surface of the pebble is quite polished. Possibly functioned as a pendant but date unknown.
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-0A8382
Object type: BEEHIVE QUERN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Complete rounded upper stone of a beehive quern. The hopper is a straight-sided funnel leading to a long narrow feed pipe. There is a handle slot low down on the side of the stone. The quern is carved from millstone grit and is well finished. Beehive querns are generally acknowledged as being a native form of rotary quern with a wide date range and a wide variety of forms. Dating is difficult but they seem to have originated in the 2nd century BC (Welfare, A.T., 1985, 'The milling stones' in Bidwell, P.T., The Roman Fort at Vindolanda at Chesterholm, Northumberland, Hist. Build. Mon…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd August 2005
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peover', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-290DD1
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Ground stone axe head, oval in section with a rounded tapering butt. Slight damage to cutting edge. The entire surface is very weathered resulting in a rough, pitted appearance. Identified by Liverpool Museum Geology Dept. as igneous rock but type could not be identified due to weathering of the surface.
Created on: Monday 14th July 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 8th November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: LVPL486
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Thumbnail scraper in light brown flint. Distinct striking platform. Worked over entire dorsal surface.
Created on: Monday 30th November 1998
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CHESHIRE STANTHORNE', grid reference and parish protected.