Record ID: LVPL-BE80A5
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast blade of an iron axe, the socket end is missing from an old break and the blade is highly corroded. It is rectangular in cross section and triangular in plan. It is quite a small axe and very thick, 22.34mm. Axes do not change a great deal between the Roman and Modern periods and features that can suggest more precise dating, such as the socket shape and the way the blade joins the socket, are missing in this example.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A39742
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron spearhead, possibly dating to the roman period. The tip is missing, the blade of the spear has a central ridge running up both sides, making it look lonzenge shape in section. The socket of the spear which is hollow and circular in section is broken although the main shaft survives. The shaft tapers from the tip to the bottom, near were the shaft flares out to the blade there are three linear grooves.
Created on: Thursday 6th May 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-7E5C76
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron hobnail of probable Roman date. It has a pyramidal head, under this is a neck before the shank, which is square in section. The shank  bends towards the tip, which is rounded. A similar example is SUR-7D0489 Dimensions: It is 27mm long and 8mm diameter, it weighs 3.34g
Created on: Friday 5th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: LANCUM-F3A9A7
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast iron cannon ball dating from the 17th century. No image of find available.
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walton-le-Dale', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: LANCUM-F3CD10
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast iron cannon ball dating from the 17th century. Dimensions are approximately 410grams and 47mm in diameter. Unfortunately, there is no image available for this find.
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walton Summit', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5D4E02
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron shot, either a large musket ball or a very small cannon ball, dating from the 17-19th centuries. The surface is uneven due to corrosion.
Created on: Monday 27th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-93F351
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron mount and nail, probablyp dating from the post-medieval or early modern period, i.e. c. AD1700-1900. Mount: 67.57; 14.02; 8.36; 33.57g; Nail: 28.72; 20.25; 10.60g The size and weight of the larger fragment suggest that it dates from the late modern period.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd February 2011
Last updated: Friday 11th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D611E3
Object type: BULLET MOULD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete musket shot mould made from iron, for large lead bullets of c. 18.41x17.55mm, dating to the 17th or early 18th century. It is made from two halves pivoted or hinged together to resemble a pair of scissors. It survives complete, except for one handle terminal which is missing. The surviving handle terminal droops slightly inwards. The mould halves are both hemispherical, internally and externally. There is no decoration. On one side, both halves have a small hole on the seam, to allow the molten lead to be poured in. The central rivet is still in place and the handles can be moved.
Created on: Tuesday 4th March 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bilsborrow', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: LANCUM-177960
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron cannon ball (4.5lbs), probably from the Civil War period (ca. 1650). Reported to Museum of Lancashire, but no picture of find available.
Created on: Thursday 15th June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Higher Wheelton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-072026
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Plain, oblong iron applique belt mount with two pointed lugs on the back that were pushed through the leather strap/belt and then bent over. The surface was bronze coated.
Created on: Monday 14th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gisburn Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D9CEB2
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron hexagonal button with convex front and concave back, front probably tinned. The obverse surface is made up of 7 facets (one central facet and six trapezoidal facets in the around it). Apart from the tinning, the obverse bore a moulded decoration, possibly scrolls.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-DA1F85
Object type: HARNESS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
18th/19th century guide ring (part of horse harness). It was made from cast iron, but coated with cu-alloy and possibly tinned (there is a very small patch of tinning left on the surface). The obverse convex and decorated with a moulded 'swirl' while the reverse is concave and plane. The iron hinge/fastening mechanism is missing.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 27th November 2014
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-687561
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Wrought iron mount with cu-alloy coating, possibly strap mount/part of horse harness.
Created on: Thursday 14th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-2DDAB6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Spectacle buckle possible from a Baldrick (broad belt worn across the body from which to suspend a sword belt). Worn by military personnel and civilians.
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-2DEB11
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Double loop rectangular buckle with moulded decoration on loops. Ovoid knop on each external corner of the frame, bifid knop on outer edge of each loop and at either end of strap bar, and possible moulded decoration on the surface.
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-2E05B4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Double loop rectangular buckle. Wide frame with narrow strap bar. The earliest date could be mid 14th century but the majority of finds are from the period stated below.
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-2E1196
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Sub-oval spectacle buckle. Rounded ends and trefoil sides with raised ridge either end of strap bar.
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-2E1C26
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Single Loop sub-rectangular buckle with narrowed strap bar. Concave sides and rounded front.
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-2E4754
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Spectacle buckle possibly from a baldrick (broad belt worn across the body from which to suspend a sword belt) with pin still intact and around the strap bar. Worn by military personnel and civilians. Find also includes sheet metal buckle plate in 2 halves.
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-B8C2C4
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast Iron cross, with wood inlay. Post-medieval date and christian in style. At top of iron cross is a hoop. On face side of cross, three strips of wood have been inlaid - one long strip on the vertical axis, and two for each arm of the cross. There are four rivets holding the wood to the iron base - one is fixed to the bottom of the cross, and the other three are spaced equally across the arms of the cross. Wood has oxidized and traces of green corrosion on two of the rivets indicate that these may be copper alloy. The rivets can be seen coming through to the back of the cross, whic…
Created on: Friday 7th May 2004
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E95F5E
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast iron possible projectile or cannon ball of probable Post-Medieval (probably English Civil War) date (1600-1700AD). The object is spherical with an uneven corroded surface and a diameter of 46.96mm. There is no visible spru or casting seems however they may be obscured due to the corrosion. It is an orangey brown colour and weighs 213.73g.
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 8th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-165D04
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast iron ball, probably a cannon ball. Given its weight and size, it may be from the 16th or 17th century. The diameter is 31mm and the weight 392.2g.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 6th April 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-169F48
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Buckle. Rectangular single-looped buckle frame with wrap-around pins. The frame appears to be wrought of square section iron, though this may arise from flaking of corroded metal from the metal core. Possibly Post-Medieval, 1500-1800AD. The length is 98mm, the width is 57mm and the weight 116.46g.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 6th April 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-16B3C7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Wrought iron frame of a rectangular buckle with rounded outer corners and pin; probably from horse harness. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1800. Similar to NLM-230ECD. The length is 94mm, the width is 74mm and the weight 52.68g.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 6th April 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-B8743B
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval iron cannon ball, dating to the period AD 1600-1800. It is made of iron, which has been presumably cast, although no seams are visible. The ball is dark brown with lighter flecks across a relatively smooth surface, with only light pitting. The diameter is 57mm. This ball is likely from a Minion cannon in use from the mid-16th century through to the end of the 17th, possibly dating to the English Civil War. Minion cannons were typically of a 3 or 3.25 'bore' (diameter of the barrel aperture) firing balls of 2.7/8inches or 3 inch in diameter respectively. This example at…
Created on: Monday 9th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-B87E37
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron post-medieval cannon ball, probably dating to the 17th century. It is cylindrical. It measures 95mm in diameter. The size suggests that it was intended to be fired from a demi-culverin, a medium cannon in use during the late 16th and 17th century. Other options might be that it is a ball from a ball mill for crushing minerals or a foreign cannon ball of unidentified type. Blackmore, H. L. 1976. The Armouries of the Tower of London. Vol. 1, Ordnance, 216. London: HMSO. The diameter is 90mm.
Created on: Monday 9th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-95264C
Object type: PLOUGH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a Medieval to early Post Medieval iron shoe for a plough share or ard. The artefact consists of a top plate and a bottom plate that are joined by a large iron rivet. The top plate is sub triangular in plan, curved in profile, and has a curved rib running lengthways from the centre of its bas that was to accommodate the plough shaft. The bottom plate is also sub triangular in plan but is flat in profile and in addition incorporates a cranked projection that would have braced the plough shaft. The plates themselves are thicker than would have been required to sheath are spade o…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 5th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-905FE3
Object type: FLINTLOCK MUSKET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron hammer of a large flintlock pistol, possibly a Brown Bess lock (Noel Hulme, 1969, fig. 214, fig. 69, no. 5). The jaws would have connected together and to the hammer by a vertical bar running down one side. The screw would have run vertically through the jaws adjacent to the side fixed by the vertical bar and would have tightened to hold the flint in place. The flint is missing but would have projected beyond the open side of the baws - opposite the vertical bar and screw. The mechanism is showing signs of active corrosion. The length is 125mm, the width is 78mm and the weight…
Created on: Tuesday 19th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-2FAB14
Object type: LOCKING MECHANISM
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy and iron fragment, probably dating from the post-medieval or early modern period, 17th-19th century. The iron plate and part of the lock is much corroded, but the copper alloy lock cover is still in good condition. It is undecorated and riveted to the iron plate, probably with another iron rivet at the top. It would have covered the key hole and would have been pushed out of the way to insert the key.
Created on: Wednesday 10th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-4A3A83
Object type: CUTLERY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete handle from a spoon or knife of post-medieval date. The object has an iron core which is coated with white metal, probably silver. The handle is sub-rectangular in plan tapering in width towards the break where it terminates. It is hexagonal in cross-section. The outer silvered surface is decorated with two transverse bands. Above the upper band (towards the complete end) the object is decorated with a possible fleur-de-lis on each face. Between each band on one face two moulded ovals are visible with a series of pellets within them. The ovals are broad and rounded at on…
Created on: Friday 5th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sawley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-094174
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron bevelled key hole type horseshoe of post-medieval date, (1550-1880). The object is a typical U-shape in plan with a keyhole profile in the centre and is almost complete. The calkins are rounded and worn. The number and location of the nail holes cannot be determined due to corrosion. This horse shoe is very similar to one on page 41 of Bailey, G. 1997. Detector finds 3. Greenlight (Witham, Essex). The length is 155mm and the width is 128mm.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 19th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-096F8A
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy miniature toy petronel probably a musket, dating from the 17th century post-medieval period. The firing mechanism (trigger, cock, springs etc) are missing. The stock (butt) is hollow and decorated on each face with a raised floral and scroll design. The length is 60mm, the width is 25mm and the weight 9.10g. Similar petronels are illustrated and discussed by Forsyth and Egan (2005: 88-97). Forsyth, H. and Egan, G., 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets: Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800 London : Unicorn Press Ltd 97, no. 1.39
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-324BCC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Wrought iron frame of a rectangular buckle with rounded outer corners and pin; probably from horse harness. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1800. Similar to NLM-230ECD. The length is 70mm, the width is 45mm and the weight 28.27g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-BC334B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded iron buckle frame of possible Medieval to Post-Medieval date 1500 - 1800AD. It is square in form and section, badly corroded and the pin is broken and projecting. Similar to SF-418B75. This buckle frame is similar to late Medieval and Post-Medieval examples noted in London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 430; Egan, 2005: no. 98), as well as Post-Medieval examples from Norwich (Margeson, 1993: no. 204). These indicate a possible 15th-17th century AD date for the current example, although a later date cannot be ruled out entirely. Egan, G. and Pritchard, F., 1991 Dress Acce…
Created on: Monday 11th April 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-1A196F
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval large iron chisel, with a well-defined point and flattened top that would have been hammered dating 1500 to 1800AD. Similar to BUC-243AD8. The chisel was found on the site of a ruined building of unknown purpose. The building consists of two connected rectangular structures containing boulders with features including iron trusses for a former roof, an arched Gothick doorway on one side, and on the other a doorway with a Tuscan architrave, a moulded cornice, and a pediment. The length is 200mm, the width is 43mm and the weight too heavy for scales.
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-1B51B2
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval horseshoe dating 1600 to 1700AD. The horshoe is a worn and corroded keyhole type horseshoe with equal branches and the heels inclined. Due to corrosion deposits no nail holes are evident and is probably a draught shoe. The length is 135mm, the width is 143mm.
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-B86905
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast iron ball, probably a cannon ball. Given its weight and size, it may be from the 16th or 17th century. The object is sub-spherical, there are no obvious signs of impact damage indicating use. This is probably a canister shot, possibly dating to the Civil War, but more probably dating to c. AD 1600 - c. AD 1700. It is possibly intended for use in a Rabinet cannon, which had a bore of 1.5 inches (38mm). Other broadly similar examples of this type of artefact have been recorded on the database including WAW-7D0064 (Blackmore 1990 Arms and Armour of the English Civil Wars, Royal Ar…
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-56DCF6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded iron buckle frame of possible Medieval to Post-Medieval date 1500 - 1800AD. It is square in form and section and the pin is missing. Similar to SF-418B75. This buckle frame is similar to late Medieval and Post-Medieval examples noted in London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991: no. 430; Egan, 2005: no. 98), as well as Post-Medieval examples from Norwich (Margeson, 1993: no. 204). These indicate a possible 15th-17th century AD date for the current example, although a later date cannot be ruled out entirely. The length is 53mm, the width is 48mm and the weight 48.04g. Egan, G. and…
Created on: Monday 5th December 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F0EFAF
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval iron cannon ball, dating to c. AD 1600 - 1800. The cannon ball is spherical in shape and has a slightly encrusted red-brown patina. It is 53.76mm in diameter and weighs 579g. See LANCUM-B8743B for an example of similar size and weight, which is recorded as possibly being from a Minion cannon in use from the mid-16th century through to the end of the 17th, possibly dating to the English Civil War.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 24th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F2CBC8
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron horseshoe. This is heavily corroded but the inner arch shape can be discerned, and there is the suggestion of two rectangular holes in the front of the shoe. The pointed branch is also apparent. It is likely to be a Guildhall transitional type, dated to AD 1500-50 (Sparkes 1976, 13).
Created on: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-142AF3
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron token or weight which has possibly been converted to a gaming piece. If formerly a weight it would approximate to 1/2 ounce, but account must be taken of metal lost through corrosion. It is badly corroded but on both sides a symbol has been scratched into the surface post manufacture, which consists of two triangles joined in line with each other at the point. Rust is evident on both faces Dimensions: It is diameter 28.4mm and 2.48mm thick, it weighs 12.5g
Created on: Friday 12th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Clayton le Woods', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7E50E6
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An large iron horseshoe. It is keyhole shaped, with a toe clip and calkins on both branches. Six rectangular holes are visible on one branch, there is no fullering. It is most likely to be a draught shoe of the late 19th century.  Dimensions: 190mm long and 195mm wide
Created on: Friday 5th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-981286
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An medieval wrought iron arrowhead dating from c. the 11th-15th century. It has a rounded socket instead of a tang and the blade is a long triangular shape. The blade seems to be flat though the corrosion could be obscuring details. The arrowhead has barbs which appear to be straight not curved, but one is missing and the other is broken so the shape is not certain. There is some damage to one side of the blade and to the socket, which is c. 9mm thick in diameter. The iron is corroded but seems to be stable. Arrowheads are notoriously difficult to date. Barbed arrows or s…
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2010
Last updated: Thursday 5th August 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Garstang', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DDD481
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible corrective shoe often called a bar shoe or a shoe for an ox. The bar shoe was used to correct the horses gait as this can be significantly affected by the shape, weight, and thickness of the horseshoe. Farriers trained in hot shoeing made custom shoes to help horses with bone or musculature problems in their legs. Difficult to date probably somewhere between the medieval to post-medieval 1400-1700AD. The circular horseshoe was used to give extra support at the heel the nail holes for the shoe to be attached to the horses hoof are rectangular in shape and taper inwards in profi…
Created on: Friday 3rd July 2009
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GOOSNARGH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-304C75
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast iron buckle of Medieval date. It is a D-shaped single loop buckle. A small amount of the buckle plate remains attached. The pin is missing. Due to corrosion any decoration which might be there can not be identified. It is in poor condition.
Created on: Friday 31st July 2009
Last updated: Friday 26th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Singleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D1DB48
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A handmade iron nail. Severly rusted and broken into two pieces. The head is 21mm accross and the total length of the two pieces is 82mm. Found near base of old stone cross, on public footpath to stone cross. Field had been recently ploughed. Approximately half a mile from Sawley Bridge, upstream.
Created on: Thursday 8th July 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-A05267
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Top of a 17th century button of the 'pimple' variety. Lower part and loop missing.
Created on: Monday 21st February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F07FC5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One half of a iron bronze-gilt Tudor buckle with faint remains of an escallop or cinquefoil knob on the outside of the remaining loop.
Created on: Friday 25th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F0C6D5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small trapezoidal iron shoe (spur?)- or knee buckle. It is bronze gilt and is decorated with small rectangular fields on the visible side.
Created on: Friday 25th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F24D47
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One half of a bronze-gilt iron double-looped buckle. The outside of the loop is decorated with moulded and engraved circu-linear and oblique lines, possibly a cinquefoil.
Created on: Friday 25th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LANCUM-F269A0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One half of an iron, bronze-gilt double-looped Tudor Buckle. The pin is still in place around the central bar, but one loop is missing. The central bar has protrusion ends and the loops were decorated with grooved parallel lines.
Created on: Friday 25th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LANCUM-F2AB28
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small iron double-looped buckle with think copper-alloy coating. It is very plain and the surface much corroded.
Created on: Friday 25th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LANCUM-D88325
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron/cu-alloy bridle boss. The boss is circular with a domed area in the centre. It is made from iron but had a cu-alloy coating. The disc is decorated with concentric grooves and attached to the leather strap with three small iron rivets (still in place). The bridle boss is very corroded and suffers from bronze disease.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 20th September 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-D981D2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron ring buckle or annular brooch. It has a finely ribbed front and a plain, smooth obverse. The pin (which was probably made from iron, as well) is missing but a deep groove on the ring indicates were it would have been attached to the frame. The greenish patina on the surface suggested that the object had a bronze coating once.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-D9AC54
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small iron/cu-alloy belt mount. It was probably cast iron, but had a bronze coating which is now badly affected by bronze disease. It is a small flower-shaped (octefoil) mount with two small studs (iron) on the back which used to attach it to the leather belt or strap.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-EDF168
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late- or Post-Medieval chape from a dagger or rapier sheath or scabbard, made from iron sheet which was rolled up to form a tube with one open end while the other was cut into triangles so the points could be bent inside to form a closed terminal. The inside (and possibly the outside as well) had a copper-alloy coating which is proven by the green corrosion residue. Near the open end is one rivet hole which bore the rivet that helped keeping the chape on the sheath.
Created on: Tuesday 14th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 2nd December 2021
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-EE7474
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified object which looks like the bow and stem of a key, teeth missing. The bow is circular and solid apart from one small perforation (for suspension?). The object is heavily corroded, but the grooved relief decoration on the bow is still clearly visible: nine grooves that run from the centre to the outer edge of the bow.
Created on: Tuesday 14th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-67A4A6
Object type: CRUCIFIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small metal crucifix, possibly cast cu-alloy or wrought iron with cu-alloy coat. It is very worn and the small figure of Jesus Christ is almost gone. The four terminals of the cross are circular and heavily scratched. The date is difficult to tell. It is possibly the terminal of a medieval or post-medieval rosary.
Created on: Thursday 14th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-FA7291
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron horse shoe, dating to the medieval period, circa 11th - 12th century. The shoe is heavily eroded with three round (long lopped) shaped holes either side. The shape of the shoe is lobate with wavy edges. At the end of the horseshoe which is u shaped is square. Some of the pins are still visible on one side, they are rectangular in section. This is type 2 (pers.comm J.Clark).
Created on: Wednesday 28th April 2004
Last updated: Monday 18th May 2020
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-925AF6
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
SUSS-D24463. Perhaps a medieval forged iron (armour piercing) arrow head or crossbow bolt possibly dating 1300 to 1500 AD. The blade is narrow, straight and tapers to a point. It has a lozenge shaped section. The metal is well preserved and has a dark reddish-brown patina. Share similarities with The length is 30mm, and the width is 8mm.
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2011
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'THURNHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-D67DBD
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron horseshoe (in two pieces) of probable Medieval to Post Medieval date, about AD 1250 - 1600. It is of Clark type 4 (Clark, 2004, The Medieval Horse and its Equipment). It has a fairly narrow inner profile and no obvious calkins. The shoe has three nail holes on one side and four on the other with six rectangular headed nails extant or partially extant, each standing proud of the shoe. The horseshoe is sub-rectangular in section, being convex on the ground surface and flat on the foot surface. The web measures 31.6mm at its widest point and narrows down to 22mm at one heel, and …
Created on: Monday 5th March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th May 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-FF697F
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete wrought iron horseshoe of later medieval date. It has a rounded outer edge and an inner profile resembling a pointed arch. The artefact is highly corroded but generally survives well. The length is 115mm, the width is 117mm and the weight 126.32g. The style and size suggest a draught shoe and probably a dove shoe of circa 14th to late 15th century. Reference Ivan. G. Sparkes, Old Horseshoes, Page 15. This 'later medieval' form can be found illustrated in Clark (1986, 3; fig. 8). Clark, J., 1995. The Medieval Horse and its Equipment c.1150 - c.1450. London : HMSO,…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 27th June 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-09079D
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron chisel blade, of unknown date. A Trapezoidal shaped bar with a rectangular shaped cross section. It has flat steep angled blade at the widest end then tapers towards a point at the other end. No parallels have been found for this find, although it is most likely to be of suggested Medieval to Post-Medieval, c. AD1200-1800 date. The length is 155mm, the width is 25mm thickness 27mm .
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-0B23D0
Object type: FILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron file dating probably dating Medieval to early Post-medieval 1100 to 1600AD. It is sub-rectangular in plan and rectangular in section. It has a tapering tang which would have been inserted into a handle. The length is 250mm, the width is 23mm and the weight too heavy for scales. Ottaway, P. and Rogers, N., 2002 Craft, Industry and Every Day Life: Finds From Medieval York York : Council for British Archaeology, 2723,
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-739E74
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavy iron horseshoe of probably medieval origin. It has an arched shaped centre with roughly vertical sides, and the arch is not pointed, which indicates a sixteenth century date. The outside is a more rounded shape. It is not possible to tell if calkins are present, but possibly not. In spite of the heavy corrosion two or three square holes are visible around the perimeter.  Similar to the Dove show shown on page 15 of  Sparkes' Shire Guide to Horseshoes. The dimensions are in accordance with a draught horse shoe of the period Dimensions: 14cm wide, height…
Created on: Friday 19th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Goodshaw', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2E89A4
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron horseshoe of uncertain age. It is asymmetric, one branch is pointed and one ends in a wide, blunt end. The central shape is a pointed arch.It is too corroded to identify the number of holes present.  It has some of the characteristic shape of a thirteenth century Dove shoe, but it could also date from the eighteenth century, the level of corrosions may suggest an earlier date Dimensions: 130mm long and 120mm wide approximately, it weight 239g
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Reedley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1DA021
Object type: MANUFACTURING DEBRIS
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron ore with limestone from a multiperiod metal working site mined 800BC - 1100AD. The fragment is 50mm long by 40mm wide.
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-E49550
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron axehead, possibly Late Iron Age but more likely Post-Medieval or modern. If it did date from the LIA, it would be a very rare Lancashire find indeed. The object is heavily corroded, but the socket and blade are still readily recognisable. Early Iron Age axes were made from forged, not wrought iron and it was difficult to form whole 'sockets' as were known from LBA socketed axes. For iron axes like this the wings needed to be reheated and hammered into the required shape. However, iron axes like this survive only very rarely and since post medieval and some modern tools apply this …
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fylde', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FBB2A4
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable late Iron Age to early Roman iron and copper alloy linch pin head that is heavily corroded and concreted. It is angled correctly and the disc visible on the object is where it would be expected to be for a linch pin of the period (for example see LANCUM-E78098). Dates to between c100BC and cAD100. The object measures 27 x 17 x 13mm and weighs 6.4g.
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2012
Last updated: Monday 3rd May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sabden Fold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2DA5B8
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Viking strap end probably an iron compound dating to the later ninth to tenth century AD. The length is 29mm, and the width is 19mm
Created on: Monday 10th October 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 25th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WESHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-85C339
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable iron horseshoe. The toe and one branch survive. Although it may be a result of corrosion the outside edge of the shoe appears to be wavy edged. One side of the shoe is flat, the other slightly curved. The remains of round headed nails are seen in possibly two of the holes, which coincide with the shape of the rim. There are other holes, six in total,  the one at the end of the shoe being elongated, although these are now filled with corrosion products. The size and the wavy rim suggest an eary medival date for this. Dimensions: The surviving part of…
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.