Record ID: LANCUM-69EADF
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy mount. It has probably been a longer, rectangular piece and it has a raised border at top and bottom. There is an elaborate vegetative pattern apparant. The mount may have been gilded at some point. It is difficult to assign a date to the artefact as not many diagnostic features remain Dimensions: 16mm long and 13mm wide, it weighs 1.74g
Created on: Wednesday 11th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 12th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cleveleys', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-55DF5C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable lead alloy mount, roughly circular in shape. On the front of the mount is a face, possibly that of a cherub or putee, the facial features are clearly defined. Around the face is a pattern of circles and lines which radiate from the face, and may represent hair. On the forehead is a sub circular object which is unclear. The back is plain and slightly hollow with a raised rim. It has a brown patina, lighter in the hollows. A very similar example, which also lacks fixings is HESH-E41ACC, which is dated to AD 1600-1800 Dimensions: 26mm wide and long, and weighs 13.92mm
Created on: Thursday 28th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 28th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Slyne with Hest', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9B3D98
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper alloy mount, with a pattern cast into it which may be a floral motif or alternatively zoomorphic, unfortunately not enough survives to make a definitive decision on this. As such it is also accorded a wide date range. Dimensions: 25mm high and 20mm wide and 3.5mm thick, it weighs 5.54g
Created on: Tuesday 19th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Heysham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-CCB4FD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy cast chip carved mount, probably of early medieval origin. It is circular, with a circular border around the outside face. Within this is a design which comprises of representations of possibly four, intertwined animal hybrids. The bodies of the animals are formed of three contoured lines, interlaced in a square in the centre of the field. At one end of the sinuous bodies, towards the outside of the field, is what may be a head, formed of a curve with each end curled, and an eye underneath with further contoured lines defining the face. In between these ar…
Created on: Friday 4th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Yealand Redmayne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-33D184
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable late Post Medieval to early Modern silver pyramidal mount set with an amber coloured glass or stone. Possibly from something like a jewellery or knick knack box as the base is flat. The mount is hollow (only 0.8g including the glass/stone) which suggests a Victorian Gothic Revival or Arts and Crafts Movement object. Suggested date range c1840 to c1920 AD, but possibly later. Length 9mm, width 6mm, height 7mm, weight 0.8mm.
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-EA39CD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy belt mount dating to the medieval period (c.AD 1300-1450). The object is comprised of a mount and a loop. The mount is formed of a sub-rectangular plate that is rectangular in the centre and rounded at the the top. It is folded at the centre to create a loop and is secured by two rivets. The surface of the plate is decorated with an incised border around the edges. Between the folds of the plate is the remains of organic material, probably leather. Separately secured within the loop is a D-shaped copper alloy pendant. It is circular in section and joins at the …
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 7th October 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BM-24E232
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A fitting or mount, undecorated, and unlikely to be a finger-ring.
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-94829D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy mount, probably from a piece of furniture or a coffin. It is incomplete and in two pieces. The rear is undecorated, slightly concave, and retaining a central fixing rivet on the larger of the two fragments. The outer face is decorated and depicts a child's face haloed by curls (on the larger fragment) surmounting ribboned swags. The left hand swag as viewed, is missing. The swags are decorated, possibly to depict stylised wings or foliage. Dates to between c1600 and c1900 AD. Length 35mm, width 30mm, weight 5.6g.
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 8th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-40177E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy object, possibly a mount or a large button or a small bridle boss. It is circular in plan with a raised central boss 18mm in diameter. The domed outer face depicts a crowned bust facing left, possibly William III, with a circumferal border of widely spaced pellets approximately 3mm from the original edge. The inner face is concave and undecorated, with the possible exception of some raised pellets intermittently around the edge. The object has some damage, the fixings and part of the edge are now missing. Dates to between c1600 and c1750 AD. Diameter 37mm…
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Monday 30th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-738967
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy lion mount, probably originally from decorative outdoor leadwork like a cistern, fountain, or rainhead. It is heavily cast and hollow backed. The outer face takes the form of a maned lion standing facing left with its right front paw resting on a sphere, probably a globe of the world. There is no trace of a finish like gilding or silvering that might suggest an indoor use. Probably dates to between c1540 and c1800 AD. The diameter length is 1000mm, width 660mm, thickness 18mm, and the weight is 568.8g.
Created on: Monday 28th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-2E6DC7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy and iron mount dating to the post medieval period (c.AD 1700-1850). A large concavo-convex cast rectangular plate or plaque with clipped corners. The face is flat and undecorated. The reverse is slightly concave with the remains of four iron lugs positioned at the centre of each side. The object is covered in a green patina and is mostly complete. A small hole is present on the face of the mount. The design of the object dates it to probably the 18th-19th century. A similar find on the PAS database (NLM-953164) suggests it may have been fastened to a heavy l…
Created on: Friday 25th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 1st November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rishton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-787C17
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman to Medieval copper alloy mount. It is square in plan and sub rectangular in section. It is decorated in relief with a flower that consists of four lentoid petals extending to each corner from a central boss. The central pellet retains the original black finish. On one edge there is a raised border but this is either absent or lost from the other three edges. The reverse face is still fully coated in black but is otherwise undecorated although there are remnants of a lip, up to 1.5mm high, on three edges. Dates to between c43 and c1500 AD, probably Early Medieval. The length i…
Created on: Friday 4th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 4th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Skelmersdale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5A323E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy mount or strap fitting, or possibly a pierced uniface token (c. AD 1600 - 1800). The outer face is decorated with a raised floral decoration comprised of a central boss with six narrow lentoid petals radiating outward to a raised circumferal border. There are raised pellets in the spaces between the petals. The other face is undecorated. It is pierced just inside the border, the perforation's internal diameter is 4.5mm. Diameter: 34mm; thickness: 2mm; weight: 9.15g.
Created on: Monday 22nd July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 14th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-72FE0B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy bar mount of medieval date (c. 1150 - 1450 AD). The mount has a long rectangular body with circular terminals at either end and a large circular loop at the centre. The terminals are pierced with copper-alloy rivets. The bottom face of the mount is flat while the upper face is curved, resulting in a D-shaped section. The ends of the rivets are broken and worn. The object is brown in colour, with a patchy green patina. It is 23.35mm in length, 6.15mm in width and 1.90mm in thickness. It weighs 0.78g. Examples of this type of mount from securely-dated contexts are record…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-72A428
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy bar mount of medieval date (c. 1150 - 1450 AD). The mount has a convex, circular body with a rectangular projection at either end complete with copper-alloy rivets for attachment. A further rivet pierces the convex body of the object, positioned centrally. The ends of the rivets are broken and worn. Four decorative parallel grooves run across the body on the front face. The object is dark brown in colour. It is 22.54mm in length, 10.81mm at maximum width and 4.55mm at maximum thickness. It weighs 1.99g. Examples of this type of mount have been found from securely-dated…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-DF8221
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy mount or strap fitting, possibly a furniture fitting or a horse harness fitting, dating to the Post-Medieval period. The mount is in the form of a flower possibly a rose consisting of five petals with small sub oval tabs projecting from between each petal. In the centre of the mount, a hemispherical central boss is surrounded by five raised semi-circular petals, in-between each of which is a slightly curved tab. The underside of the mount is uneven and undecorated. The mount measures 54mm in diameter. Such Tudor roses are usually attributed to the 16th century but …
Created on: Tuesday 17th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 11th October 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-EE9831
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy rectangular bar mount of medieval date (c. 1200 - 1400 AD). The mount consists of a flat, slightly irregular rectangular plate with two integral rivets projecting from the underside. The upper side is decorated with a pattern of shallow grooves of differing width that cut across the corners, forming a central diamond shape. One of the rivets is broken and is now only a stub, while the other is bent to one side and terminates in a sharp point; it is rectangular in section. The mount is dark brown in colour with some light-brown organic detriment contained within the groove…
Created on: Friday 18th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-48B57C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a cast lead alloy boss mount of post-medieval datec.1500-1700AD. The mount is circular in plan with worn and broken edges. A raised circular boss is present in the centre of the upper surface, much of the rim is missing and has been slightly bent.The diameter is 38mm and the weight 53.95g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 20th March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F3F645
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy mount of uncertain function but possibly related to dress, probably dating to the period AD 1200 to 1600. The mount is openwork and sub-rectangular in shape with four differently shaped perforations in the lower half. There are two tabs probably for attachment on the upper end of the plate. No clear parallels have been found for this object. The length is 55mm, the width is 42mm and the weight 28.25g.
Created on: Monday 29th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-9D30BE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A diamond shaped post-medieval mount dating from the 16th/17th century. Very worn. No surface decoration remains. Remains of two small rivets or lugs on the reverse, for attachment to leather strap or belt.
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.