Record ID: LANCUM-39365E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy buckle and hollow plate. A one piece moulding forms the loop and the front of the plate, another moulding is attached to form the underplate. The loop is non-symmetrical ovoid in plan, flattening along both long sides and has a 'frame' moulded in all the way around, but not at the plate. At this point the 'frame' continues around the plate. There is a suggestion of the outside edge of the loop being kidney shaped. The plate itself is square, with a shape resembling a saltire moulded into the top plate. The saltire is formed of f…
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bolton le Sands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-622F6B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy asymmetrical double loop sub-oval buckle. It consists of an oval main loop with a pin notch on the outer lip, and a rectangular strap loop. The pin is absent. Similar in overall form to Whitehead's 538 and 539 (Whitehead, 1996, p87). Dates from between c1350 and c1450. The length is 40mm, width 39mm thickness 2mm, and the weight 7.03g.
Created on: Friday 10th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-29D3E1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy trapezoidal buckle. It is sub-square in plan, with a narrowed strap bar. There are three transverse grooves on the front edge of the outer face. The two outer grooves are half the length of the cental one, which was probably intended as the pin rest. The pin is now absent. The buckle shares similarities with Whitehead's No 136. Dates from c1350 to c1400 AD. Length 17mm, width 16mm, and weight 3.2g.
Created on: Friday 5th March 2021
Last updated: Thursday 6th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A15A09
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Broken copper-alloy medieval annular buckle (c. AD 1200 - 1500), missing its pin. The buckle has broken approximately in half. It has an oval section with bevelled edges. The broken ends are worn. There is a linear pin notch on one side. The object has a worn and chipped surface with a patchy brown and dark green patina. It is 26.69mm in diameter, 2.75mm in thickness and weighs 4.19g. Similar examples are recorded in Egan and Pritchard (1991) Dress Accessories, pp. 57 - 60. See also: Whitehead (2003) Buckles, p. 17.
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 4th July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-51159C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy double-looped decorative rectangular buckle of medieval date (c. AD 1250 - 1500). The buckle is rectangular and curved, with a central strap bar running lengthways down the frame at the bottom of the curve. The two long sides are decorated with raised squares which are transversely scored and connected by two parallel bars; in many instances, the connections have been truncated. The object is dark brown in colour with a patchy light brown patina in the recesses. It is 44.34mm in length, 32.52mm in width and 7.40mm in thickness. It weighs 27.47g. Buckles of this form ar…
Created on: Monday 3rd June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 4th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-2CBD18
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy oval buckle of medieval date (c. AD 1250 - 1500). The buckle consists of a narrow oval frame which is thicker along one side than the other. A copper-alloy pin is coiled around the narrower side; this is triangular in section and collared. The end of the pin is bent down to hook over the opposite side of the frame. Also attached to the narrower side is a small buckle plate, formed from a single rectangular sheet of copper-alloy which has been folded over the buckle frame. There is a circular rivet hole at the far end of the plate. The object has a green patina. It is 17.1…
Created on: Wednesday 8th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-A45311
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy single-loop 'stirrup-shaped' buckle or strap fitting of medieval date (c. AD 1300 - 1450), complete with copper-alloy pin. The buckle frame is broadly D-shaped, with a prominent collared knop at the apex of curved end. One end of a square-sectioned blunt-ended pin is coiled around the strap bar. The object is dark brown in colour. It is 28.18mm in length, 19.30mm in width and 3.19mm in thickness. It weighs 2.89g. Similar examples recorded on the database include: NARC-10B491, LANCUM-B660E3, WILT-D80F1C and SWYOR-C9179A.
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-6422B1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy double-loop oval buckle of medieval to post-medieval date (c. 1350 - 1650 AD). The buckle frame comprises two oval loops either side of a strap bar which has knops at either end. The outer edges of both loops are expanded and slightly recessed and thickened on the upper face. The inner edge of the loops is bevelled on the bottom face. The knops either end of the strap bar are emphasized on the upper face by shallow grooves. There is a V-shaped notch on the inner remit of the outer edge of each loop, presumably for a pin to rest; the pin is now missing. The object has a pa…
Created on: Tuesday 4th December 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 4th December 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-7B401E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Buckle of Medieval date (AD 1350-1400). The object has a single loop sub-rectangular frame with expanded outer edges and sheet roller and a narrowed and offset strap bar with a retained unrecessed strap bar composed of a single plate. The lower end of the plate has a circular perforation and retained rivet. The metal is a dark brownish-green in colour with a slightly pitted patina. The length is 23mm, the width is 12mm and the weight 1.22g. Whitehead (1996) gives this type a date of c.1350 - 1400 AD (Whitehead (2003), P 27, no 140). Whitehead, R., 2003 Bu…
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 18th September 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-604EF9
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval copper alloy single loop trapezoidal buckle frame. It is an asymmetric trapezoid in plan, with an expanded outer edge and a recessed strap bar. The front edge and sides of the buckle are bevelled, creating a convex side profile. The front edge has been decorated with four diagonal paired rows of impressed dots. The reverse of the buckle frame is concave and undecorated. The pin is absent. The buckle shares similarities with Whitehead's No.133 and No.167. Dates to between c1300 and c1500 AD. The buckle frame measures 26mm in length, 13mm wide, and weighs 3.28g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-CD1788
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy medieval buckle with a tab, probably to hold a sword dating to the medieval period 1350-1450AD. The buckle frame is rectangular in plan with a central bar and the pin is missing. The external edges of the frame are bevelled. The central bar has a broadly square shaped profile. The length is 40mm, the width is 36mm and the weight 7.55g. The buckle frame is very similar to object 457 in "Dress Accessories, 1150-1450" by Egan and Pritchard (2002, figure 62, p.99, and plate 1G). Egan and Pritchard (ibid. p.99) suggest that the tab was probably to hold a sword…
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-34FEDC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy buckle of Medieval to Post-Medieval date (AD 1350-1650). The object is a spectacle buckle is of a double loop oval form with decorated bevelled edges and a narrowed strap bar, the pin is missing. The metal is a mid-brown in colour with pitted patina. Whitehead, P 53, No 294 The length is 38mm, the width is 33mm and the weight 5.08g.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-9CE043
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TAn incomplete cast copper alloy oval, lipped and notched frame buckle dating to c AD1350 - 1450. It would originally have had a composite plate. The pin, the forks of the spacers and the plates are missing, leaving the stub of the spacer attached to the back of the frame. See Whitehead 2003 p36 no 213. The frame is D shape in cross section, bevelled on the inside under edge. The length is 24mm, the width is 19mm and the weight 2.21g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-371C7A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy medieval buckle with a tab, probably to hold a sword dating to the medieval period 1350-1450AD. The buckle frame is rectangular in plan with a central bar and most of one side of the frame is missing, as is the pin. The external edges of the frame are bevelled. The central bar has a broadly square shaped profile. The length is 48mm, the width is 24mm and the weight 5.02g. The buckle frame is very similar to object 457 in "Dress Accessories, 1150-1450" by Egan and Pritchard (2002, figure 62, p.99, and plate 1G). Egan and Pritchard (ibid. p.99) suggest that…
Created on: Monday 10th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-69AD54
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy single looped buckle frame with pin AD.1300-1500. The buckle is trapezoidal with a longer outer side and bevelled outer edge. The outer edge is undecorated and the pin is intact Similar to Whitehead (2003) illustrates a similar example with incised grooves (p.26, No.127) which he dates to c.1300-1500 AD. The length is 24mm, the width is 12mm and the weight 3.33g.
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Friday 12th May 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-881E25
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy, medieval to post-medieval, double-looped, spectacle buckle with bevelled edges and a flat back to the frame. There is iron staining to the central strap bar suggesting an iron pin. The pin is missing. Whitehead suggests a 14th to 17th century date for this type. The length is 40mm, the width is 24mm and the weight 5.73g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 1st November 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-92F973
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy 'D' shaped buckle with slightly pinched nib decorated with three raised transverse lines (c. 1200-c. 1400). The length is 17mm, the width is 22mm and the weight 1.60g. Whitehead (1996) illustrates similar D-shaped buckle frames dated from c.1200-1400. Whitehead, R., 2003 Buckles 1250-1800 Chelmsford : Greenlight Publishing, 24 , nos.109 & 111
Created on: Monday 26th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Record ID: LVPL-11C7BB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy single looped buckle of medieval date. The object is D-shaped in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. The buckle frame is decorated with worn transverse moulding consisting of raised ovals and ridges. The strap bar is narrowed and has been pulled out of shape. The pin is missing. The object has a dark brown patina and can be dated from c.1250-1500. Buckles with a similar form can be found in Whitehead, (2003), p18. Dimensions: 20mm in length, 22mm in width, 2mm thick, 1.8g
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ormskirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1E331C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast medieval copper alloy single looped rectangular buckle frame with sheet roller dating 1350 to 1500AD. The length is 45mm, the width is 34mm and the weight 13.45g. The frame has a sheet metal roller. Shares similarities with no. 440 in Egan, G. and Pritchard, F., 1991 Dress Accessories, c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) (1991) London : Stationery Office Books. Although this example is very large and may well be on the late side.
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-16A8D2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy single looped composite buckle with pin, a pointed lip and offset strap bar with an integrally cast forked spacer. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1450AD. The object is rectangular in form and cross section and is the central part of a three part buckle with integral strap end. It consists of an oval shaped buckle frame which has tapered sloping outer edges. This is attached to two forked spacers with a rectangular cross section. These form a rectangular platform for a metal plate and each one tapers in width towards their end to accommodate the belt. Cf. Egan an…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 6th April 2016
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