Record ID: LANCUM-1A22C5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast cu-alloy knotted finger ring dating from early Medieval-Modern times. It was made from one long square-sectioned wire of cu-alloy which was twisted in itself in places. The decoration on and around the bezel consists of two knots tied into each other and around the hoop with another knot tied around the hoop on either side - thus, four knots in all. The wire was only twisted in the loops of the knots, but not the hoop. Knotteds finger rings are very difficult to date. Simple examples made from silver have been found in Early Medieval contexts, but this type of ring has been popula…
Created on: Saturday 1st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fylde', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4F56F7
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This report concerns three items found near Carnforth in Lancashire in 2010. The items were found close to the find-spot of a Viking hoard discovered in 1997 (TAR 1998-1999, no. 84), and it was considered possible that the new finds might be stray finds from that hoard. Two of the finds are undiagnostic. Both appear to be a fairly base silver or lead alloy. One is a slender ingot with a section in the shape of an isosceles triangle with rounded angles, 72 x 8 x 8 mm, weight 39.38g, broken at one end. The form is known in the Viking Age, but it is undiagnostic, as the form is also kn…
Created on: Thursday 20th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 28th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancaster Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B45BF4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval penny of Aethelred II dating from c. AD991-997. Crux Type. North 770. Moneyer: Stegnbit; mint: Lincoln.
Created on: Sunday 24th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 22nd September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bolton le Sands', 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-C1F302
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Penny of Edward the Confessor (1042-66) The closest match is Spink 1181 / North 827, but it has annulets in two of the rev. quarters, a possibility which is not catered for by North.
Created on: Monday 6th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 10th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-612738
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Openwork symmetrical bronze mount. Central design of adjoining opposed C's decorated with incised lines each containing an openwork 'eye'. Perforated oval projection to either. Flat on the back. Resembles a face with prominent eyes if positioned vertically. Decorated in abstract Ringerike-style motifs and, as such, broadly 11th century in date.
Created on: Monday 1st November 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-615CA5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Openwork symmetrical bronze mount. Triangular in plan with one incuse side. A pair of countersunk holes at the centre. Pierced with single small hole at each apex. Small spur-like projections to either side of the apices.
Created on: Monday 1st November 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-E4C6A2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast cu-alloy mount, possibly silvered. There are two large rectangular loops on the reverse, as well as a two smaller pierced lugs. The obverse is very corroded and much of the cast(?) decoration is lost. The centrepiece, held in place by a rivet(?) is missing, but there are very faint remains of intricate zoomorphic design (?) on the outer rim. Also, parts of silvering remain.
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-DC6F53
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a possible cast copper alloy strap end of early medieval date, possibly 9th century AD. Possibly Middle or Late Saxon, Thomas Class A. Only the upper part and part of the two misaligned rivet holes survives. It would have probably had a split-end, convex sides and possibly an animal head terminal, but it is too worn and damaged now to discern its original features. It appears that the obverse was decorated with moulded rather than niello or inlaid decoration. There is no trace of a rectangular central plate and the animal/beast was moulded just below the two rivet holes.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd December 2013
Last updated: Saturday 29th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EE5AF9
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pin fragment dating from the early medieval period, that is c. AD700-900. The pinhead is of polyhedral shape, with ring and dot decoration in each of the four side panels, but plain at the very top. From the base of the head a circular sectioned shaft extends, tapering in diameter to a point. The shaft is undecorated. A similar example was recorded as YORYM-6BB423.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gressingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-84880E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl dating from the Early Medieval to the Medieval period, (AD1066-1500). The object is circular in plan and biconical with a large central circular perforation. The internal perforation measures 9.5mm in diameter. One face of the object is decorated with a series of moulded lines which radiate outwards from the perforation. Between each line are two moulded pellets. The opposite face is decorated with runic script. It is possible that the script is pseudo-runic, and merely intended to imitate a script, as not all letters seem to be genuine Anglo-Saxo…
Created on: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 11th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathom', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A31FF2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval lead alloy weight. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000. The weight is cast biconvex with a central moulded aperture. It has a circular perforation with an internal diameter of 8mm. The weight is decorated with irregular sized pellets on one side. This object may have been used as a spindle whorl. The provision for a thick spindle probably indicates an Anglo-Scandinavian date. The diameter is 30mm and the weight 31.59g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 1st November 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-4AF424
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy probably early medieval (Viking) weight probably dating circa 800 - 1100AD. The weight is circular in plan and the sides are convex tapering towards the base. The upper surface is flattened with a circular depression at the top probably for an inserted object now missing. The object is a creamy white in colour with an even patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. The diameter is 20mm, thickness 20mm and the weight 24.99g. Viking period lead weights were often set with Lunettes ty…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-DAC799
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl probably dating from the Early Medieval to Medieval period, about AD 850 - 1100. The whorl is circular and has two flat faces of different sizes with curved sides, a shape which is classified as Walton Rogers form A2, thought to be in use in AD 600 - 1100. It has a circular central aperture of 9.5mm diameter. This size of spindle hole can suggest a Late Saxon date onwards. There is a depression which runs between the outer edge and the central aperture on one face. The whorl is uneven, being higher on one side than the other. It is undecorated and has a brown…
Created on: Thursday 2nd July 2020
Last updated: Sunday 30th August 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-009562
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Early Medieval to early Medieval copper alloy top guard element from a sword, probably relating to something like a Petersen L pommel, for example DENO-F08A65, or a late Medieval to early Post Medieval dagger guard. It is oval in plan, curved in profile, and square in section. There is a rectangular central perforation (12 x 6mm) to accomadate the blade's tang. The object is undecorated but there is what appears to be remnant sooting, or possibly a coating of some sort, inside the inner side of the curve's concave area. If the object was part of a sword cross guard one would expe…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Bamber Bridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-51DBD8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead conical spindle whorl, probably dating to the early medieval period (c. AD 700 - 1000). The spindle whorl is crudely shaped and unsymmetrical; it is broadly circular in plan and triangular in section, with a circular, central perforation. The spindle whorl has a white patina. It is 16.75mm in diameter, 12.50mm in thickness and weighs 15.90g. The diameter of the central perforation is 8.94mm. The form of this object is similar to examples that have been recorded as early medieval in date. These include: SWYOR-6E4DAA, NLM-5EA8A8 and NLM-09370E.
Created on: Monday 3rd June 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 4th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-1E0CB1
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, cast silver pyramidal scabbard mount with gilding and gemstone inlay. The mount is in the form of a four-sided pyramid with a flat, square top. Each face is decorated with two rows of recessed, chip-carved interlocking triangles, five on the lower row and three on the upper. The recesses all retain gilding, while the rest of the mount is silver. The flat top comprises a cell containing a square red gemstone, possibly a garnet, back with a layer of gold foil. The corners of the garnet are slightly chipped. The mount is hollow underneath and an integral bar, oval in sec…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-53BBB4
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bar ingot with rounded and flattish ends 'finger' form. The ingot is D shaped in section with a flat base and convex tip and tapers in width and thickness from one end to the other. The length is 59mm and the width is 11mm. The ingot is not diagnostic and is therefore difficult to date; ingots of this form in precious metals have been found associated with late Early Medieval period finds. (Blackburn and Rogerson Medieval Archaeology 1993, 222-4). It has been suggested that copper alloy ingots from Norfolk of bar-like form and with transverse hammering may belong to the V…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-1D7604
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early-medieval barrel-shaped weight perhaps related to weighing of bullion and Islamic silver coinage (Dirhams) in Viking period exchanges for which these weights are often associated. (cf. SWYOR-E16C55). It is suggested that the weight may be part of a series based on the Viking ora or ortugar weighing systems, used for measuring bullion. This might indicate a date range in the 9th-11th centuries for the current object. It is biconical in form with flattened top and bottom surfaces. The weight has an iron core surrounded by a largely copper alloy casing. There are only 5 other …
Created on: Thursday 13th March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chatburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-692561
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy shield-shaped sword scabbard chape of early-medieval date. The chape appears to have been cast and has identical openwork on both sides which appear similar in style to the Scandinavian 'Birka Falcon', or Paulsen's 'Swedish-Varangian' style. Placing it between C9th - C11th. Such style chapes have mostly been found in Eastern Europe. The chape has a rounded 'V' shape profile and four cavities copied on both sides that have been cut out. The top two are in an upside and back-to-front 'L' shape; the bottom two of a comma type shape. The chape has a greenish brown patina an…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd April 2014
Last updated: Thursday 25th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GREAT MITTON', grid reference and parish protected.