Record ID: LANCUM-61E9B1
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Triangular-shaped, finely gritted sandstone with very smooth surface and even sides. It is probably natural, but its smooth surface could indicate that it was used as a whetstone.
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grindleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-61ECD4
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Piece of finely gritted sandstone with very smooth surface and even sides. It is probably natural, but its smooth surface and the angled upper surface could indicate that it was used as a whetstone.
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grindleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0CA9F6
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified object, probably dating from the Late Bronze Age c. 1000-800 BC. The object is broken in two large fragments and some small pieces are missing. Other than that, it appear complete. It has a long, narrow and slightly tapered tube with transverse linear groove decoration and with a blunted point at one end, and an open dome at the opposite end. This object is in two fragments and seems to have been broken off where the tube was perforated by a slit or hole. There is another small hole on the tube just underneath the round open end. Unfortunately, even though the object is c…
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 20th January 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-652424
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast bronze object of uncertain date and function. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The surface of the object is uneven; one edge is straight while the others have broken in antiquity. There is a large circular perforation at the top edge of the object and a smaller perforation diagonal to this at the lower edge. These may have been intended to contain rivets. The function of the object is unknown however the patina indicates that it has some age to it. It has a mid-green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Arkholme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-92C393
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unusual object that remains unidentified but could perhaps be a toggle for fastening clothing. The toggle is broadly circular in section, cylindrical in plan with tapering ends and a hole possibly for an attachment loop near one terminal. This object is difficult to date but it could be Late Iron Age - Roman 300BC - 410AD or even later. The object shares some similarities with LANCUM-3D1943 The length is 36mm, and the width is 10mm.
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WORSTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0FD0F6
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy sword dating from the Late Bronze Age, i.e. ca. 1000-800BC. Only the lower part of the blade and tip remain. The surface is smooth and the edge of the sword bevelled. There is a very slightly ridge along the centre of the blade and the cross-section is a rounded diamond-shape. The sword probably belonged to the Ewart Park metalwork assemblage or possibly the earlier Wilburton metalwork assemblage, but it is impossible to date it any more closely without the hilt present. Dimensions: lenght: 177mm, width: 34mm, thickness: 4mm and weight: 128.71g.
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 20th January 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL759
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age Sword of the Wilburton (Wallington) Phase. Wide splayed V-shoulders with four rivet holes. Hilt slot in tang retains bronze rivet. Sword has been deliberately snapped at about a third its original length. The remainder of the blade is missing.
Created on: Wednesday 25th August 1999
Last updated: Monday 2nd January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LANCASHIRE QUERNMORE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0AD956
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a large fragment of a miscast spearhead dating from the Middle or Later Bronze Age, i.e. c. 1250-800BC. Only the miscast socket remains and it is not certain if the spearhead was ever cast complete. The fragment is wider at the base and narrows towards the top, before flaring out again slightly at the very top. There is a hole in one side and a curved break on the edge of the socket, but there is no evidence of peg holes. It looks as if the alloy that was used to make this spearhead was too thick or lumpy to fill out the mould properly and thus, only a very crude socket was c…
Created on: Thursday 10th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Morecambe area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-37A3C5
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tip of cast cu-alloy spearhead, very probably dating from the Middle or Late Bronze Age, i.e. 1500-800BC. Because of the size of the fragment, it is very difficult to say if the fragment dates from the Middle of Late Bronze Age. The surface shows a dark green patina, with patches of brown/red. The size and shape of the socket is unknown. The midrib seems to be of almost square or diamond-shaped cross-section. Find not seen by FLO; images kindly supplied by finder. Exact masurements and weight unknown (measurements below estimated from image).
Created on: Tuesday 8th July 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burnley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EAEA92
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small fragment of a cu-alloy spear- or arrowhead (tip). The fragment is too small to give a specific date.
Created on: Tuesday 14th June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-D63A53
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete small copper alloy socketed and side-looped spearhead dating from the Early Middle Bronze Age, c. 1600-1400BC. The head is leaf-shaped and the socket has a pronounced midrib. The tip of the spearhead is thicker than the rest of the blade and there are very fine, very clear re-sharpening marks all around the edges of the wings, running parallel to it. The hollow of the socket extends into the spear. It is circular and tapers towards the tip, becoming lozengiform in cross section as it develops into the solid mid-rib between the blades. There are two small, oval, pierced side…
Created on: Monday 4th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 27th March 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-88A226
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A well preserved copper alloy socketed side-looped spearhead. The head of the spear is leaf-shaped with a pronounced midrib. There are the reamins of two side loops situated approximately halfway along the shaft. The spearhead has a dark brown patina and shows some signs of wear. The following information is taken from WREX-79F899, thanks to Susie White and Dot Boughton for this information: Side-looped spearheads are Greenwell and Brewis' Class IV and date to the early Middle Bronze Age. They are likely to belong to the Acton Park 2, Taunton (Cemmaes) or Penard metalwo…
Created on: Thursday 1st June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL768
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Socketed, pegged spearhead, single midrib. Slight damage to tip through use in antiquity.
Created on: Wednesday 25th August 1999
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LANCASHIRE PRIEST HUTTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F4CF52
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy socketed bronze age spearhead with side loops. The spear head is made up of two fragments. The first of the fragments is the shaft with some of the blade remaining, the shaft is circular in section, and hollow. It tapers slightly to the point were it become the blade where it flares out. On each side of the shaft, rounded loops are present. The blade itself has a central ridge, but is missing its tip, although does appear to taper. The patina is a dark green, with a slight brown mottling.
Created on: Monday 10th May 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bolton Le Sands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6DC516
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast cu-alloy basal-looped spearhead dating from the Middle Bronze Age, Greenwell & Brewis Class 3a, Taunton industrial phase, c. 1400-1300BC. The spearhead is ca. 8 inches long but now broken in two. Remains of the wooden haft were still inside the socket when it was found, but subsequently taken out by the finder (see attached image). The object was reported via email; the FLO did not see it herself. Images kindly supplied by the finder.
Created on: Thursday 30th August 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-D67814
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast cu-alloy socketed side-looped spearhead dating to the Middle Bronze Age. The spearhead is comparatively small and complete except for a large portion of the socket which is missing. Only the upper halves of the two small side loops remain. The surface is pitted and the edges look worn. It is heavily patinated. The spearhead is likely to belong to the Acton Park 2, Taunton (Cemmaes) or Penard metalwork assemblage, corresponding to Needham's (1997) Period 5, c. 1500-1150BC. The spearhead was likely to have been short and similar to Savory (1980) nos. 227 - 230, which …
Created on: Thursday 21st August 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wyre', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7609C0
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Extremely well-preserved cast cu-alloy socketed side-looped spearhead dating from the early Middle Bronze Age, c. 1600-1400BC. The spearhead is complete, the blade and socket undamaged with a smooth chocolate-brown patina showing hardly any sign of decay at all. The head is leaf-shaped and the socket has a pronounced midrib. The tip of the spearhead is thicker than the rest of the blade and there are very fine, very clear re-sharpening marks all around the edges of the wings, running parallel to it. The socket is has a wide diameter compared to the overall size of the spearhead and the…
Created on: Friday 9th January 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FD2034
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Extremely well-preserved unusually slim cast cu-alloy socketed side-looped spearhead (Group 1) type dating from the 'early' Middle Bronze Age, c. 1600-1400BC (see Rowlands 1976). The spearhead is complete, the blade and socket undamaged with a smooth green patina showing hardly any sign of decay. The head is leaf-shaped and the socket has a fairly pronounced midrib. The tip of the spearhead very thin being the same thickness as the socket at its widest point and there are very fine, very clear re-sharpening marks all around the edges of the wings, running parallel to it. The so…
Created on: Friday 29th May 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-B72611
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper-alloy socketed side-looped spearhead probably of Acton Park 2, Greenwell and Brewis' Class IV, dating from the early Middle Bronze Age, c. 1600-1400BC. The spearhead is complete, the blade and socket are undamaged and is in good condition. The spearhead is small and stumpy, with two flattened side loops and a short, kite-shaped blade. The casting seams along the sides have been carefully removed and smoothed down and the loops are now narrow and oval. The head of the spearhead is small, wide, kite-shaped with clear re-sharpening marks all around the edges of the…
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BARNOLDSWICK', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-BE3313
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy socketed spearhead dating to the middle Bronze Age (c. 1500-1150). The spearhead has a loop on either side of the shaft. It corresponds to Davis Group 6, "developed side looped". A bronze age spearhead of cast copper-alloy. Extreme measurements are found below Lug 1 size:- 4.6mm wide, 17mm length, 3.8mm height Lug 2 size:- 5.4 mm wide, 17.2mm length, 4.4mm height Length of blade:-57mm.
Created on: Wednesday 15th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Myerscough and Bilsborrow', grid reference and parish protected.