Record ID: NMGW-C74749
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone spindle whorl of uncertain date, Roman to early Post Medieval, c. 100 - 1700 The sub- circular spindle-whorl is made from coarse-grained sandstone and is of near rectangular section with slightly convex faces, with a thickness of 9.5mm. The whorl has a maximum diameter of 28.6mm and weighs 12.6g. The central perforation has a consistent profile and has a diameter of 6.5mm. It has been suggested that the weight of a spindle whorl is demonstrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3 - 5 grams) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier …
Created on: Wednesday 30th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 30th December 2020
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Record ID: HESH-F6D795
Object type: DOOR FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A dressed rectangular block of mid yellow coloured coarse micaceous sandstone -the upper surface has been carved and a irregular worn oval shaped depression is present. This form of artefact is often called a pivot stone or door / window hinge stone and acts as a relatively crude pivot in historic buildings. The stone has been heavily abraded in the soil and most of the surfaces are irregular. Dating artefacts such as these is difficult - it is most likely to be later medieval or post medieval (1400 - 1750) The fragment measures: 74.0mm length, 82.1mm width, is 43.7mm thick and …
Created on: Wednesday 19th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 6th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-F6464A
Object type: ROOF SLATE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two relatively thick fragments of stone (slate) roof tiles formed on a mid-grey coloured micaceous silt stone with clear banding / bedding planes. The upper surface of each of the tiles has a neatly cut cross with wedge shaped terminals. Both the crosses have been cut by hand using a small cold chisel with the profile of the cut being distinctly wedge shaped. The presence of the crosses has been noted on other roof tiles and probably represents either a local 'roofers / masonary mark' or a local tradition of cutting crosses into roofs as a sign of protection / superstition (stopping t…
Created on: Wednesday 19th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 6th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-DA3AAE
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A siltstone spindle whorl of probable Roman to later Post Medieval date (43 - 1700 AD). The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan. There is a pierced hole through the whorl that has been placed in the centre and is straight. The hole measures 8.1mm in diameter. The whorl is undecorated and the edges are worn and slightly abraded in places. The outer edge is slightly bevelled. The whorl is a light brown colour. Spindle whorls are used for a long period of time and as such are very difficult to date precisely without other evidence (such as pottery). The regularity of the pierced hole w…
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2017
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Record ID: HESH-1A9DF6
Object type: MORTAR (VESSEL)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Carved stone mortar of probable later medieval or post medieval date (1400- 1700 AD). The mortar is broadly circular in plan and sub-rectangular in profile. It measures 330mm width at the top (390mm across the lugs) and 165mm at the base, is 185mm high and weighs 5.2 Kilograms (5200 grams). The mortar itself has been carved from a single block of marble stone. The outer face of the mortar has a large number of small angular dish shaped peck marks present. These are most evident on the outer edge. However, the inside is relatively smooth and polished. This polishing may have been du…
Created on: Thursday 13th March 2014
Last updated: Thursday 12th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leintwardine', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-1A49A1
Object type: ROOF TILE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a siltstone roofing tile of probable post medieval date (18th/19th century). The tile is broken into two parts, with a thick channel or groove running along the one edge which is 11.4mm wide and 9.9mm deep. The tile is broadly rectangular in plan with a rectangular cross-section. It is a mid grey green colour. The tile measures 115.3mm wide, 169mm long and 17.5mm thick. It weighs 387 grams.
Created on: Thursday 13th March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 21st May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leintwardine', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-33A024
Object type: WHEEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worked stone hub probably from a toy wheel, probably of Post Medieval to Modern dating (16th to 19th Centuries AD). The hub is sub circular in plan, and sub rectangular in cross section. It has been made from a fine grained mica rich sandstone. It has a central drilled perforation (hole) through the centre of the object, with an internal diameter of 6.19mm. There are a total of eight drilled impressions, regularly spaced around the edge of the object. It has been suggested that these would have been the sockets for the spokes of the wheel. The internal diameter of these impres…
Created on: Wednesday 29th September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 13th October 2010
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Record ID: HESH-87A116
Object type: MOULD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete fragment of a two part carved stone mould for the production of a three dimensional lead alloy (pewter) miniature or toy of probable early post-medieval date (1500-1650). The mould is made from a relatively soft sedimentary rock, probably a calcareous mudstone (siltstone) dating from the Jurassic horizon. The mould has been shaped into an elongated sub-rectangular tablet, of which only the top 1/3 has been found. One face of the mould has been smoothed and polished; this face has had the intricate design carved into it. The other faces of the tablet are un-worked and have r…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2006
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hampton Bishop', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-E487F2
Object type: MOULD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Carved sub-rectangular open stone mould for the production of lead tokens of probable post-medieval date (1500-1700). The stone has been carved into a roughly sub-rectangular block with slightly angular sides. It measures 76.4mm in length, 69.5mm width, and is 33.9mm thick. It weighs 378 grams. The stone used to make the mould is 'a very fine sandstone with large quantities of mica within it'. Similar types of sandstone are found locally across both Herefordshire and Shropshire (pers. comm. Daniel Lockett). All the faces, apart from the top, are roughly chiseled flat. The up…
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2004
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2020
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