Record ID: LANCUM-BDA2E4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead plano-convex spindle whorl. The spindle whorl is 33mm in diameter with a central perforation that is 9mm in diameter. The whorl is decorated on both sides with raised dots and lines radiating from the centre. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demonstrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3 - 5 grams) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier ones (30 - 35 grams) for spinning wool (Margeson 1993, page 184). This example weighs 32.23grams, so it seems likely that it would have been used to spin a heavy material such as wo…
Created on: Wednesday 5th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-BDA592
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small wedge-shaped lead weight which could have been used as wedge or pan weight. It is undecorated and there are no unofficial or offical marking on it; thus, its use is difficult to determine.
Created on: Wednesday 5th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-BDA831
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small oblong cast lead weight with a perforation through the centre, probably a net sinker.
Created on: Wednesday 5th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-BDC724
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead plano-convex spindle whorl. The surface is very smooth and worn; the decoration hardly recognisable. It was probably decorated with criss/cross lines in relief, one line around the central perforation, the other around the external edge. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demonstrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3 - 5 grams) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier ones (30 - 35 grams) for spinning wool (Margeson 1993, page 184). This example weighs 33 grams, so it seems likely that it would have been used to…
Created on: Wednesday 5th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby Lonsdale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F1B2C4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight dating to the medieval period. It is oval in shape, with a large whole running through.
Created on: Thursday 3rd June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bolton Le Sands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F1C853
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weigth dating to the medieval period, circular in shape although heavily corroded, with a large central hole.
Created on: Thursday 3rd June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bolton Le Sands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4794C2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead weight, dating to the post-Medieval period. It is circular in plan, with a flat top and the bottom is indented.
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Churchtown', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-47BCD5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight dating to the medieval to post medieval period. Circular in shape, with flat base and front, Spider web design on front.
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Churchtown', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-47CA85
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Circular lead weight dating to the medieval period. On the front is a floral motif.
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Churchtown', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9931C1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Circular lead weight dating to the post medieval period. The lead weight has flat base and front, slightly concex edges. In the weight is decorated on the front with geometric circle design.
Created on: Friday 11th June 2004
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Churchtown', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9944D1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight dating to the post medieval period. It is triangular in shape, with slighly concave base, front and sides. The front is decorated in the centre with a fleur de liese, with a external groove, whilst the base/ back is plain.
Created on: Friday 11th June 2004
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Garstang', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-995604
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight dating to the post medieval period. The lead weight is circular in shape, with a flat base and front, the front is decorated with geometric circles.
Created on: Friday 11th June 2004
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Churchtown', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6F2C37
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead medieval weight. sub-rectunglar, pierced at one end. pierced end is rounded and it tapers out towards a more square base.
Created on: Monday 21st June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-6F7401
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast Medieval lead weight. Drop shaped, peirced in the center.
Created on: Monday 21st June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-819703
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, roughly triangular in shape, each side is approximately the same length. Centrally pierced
Created on: Tuesday 22nd June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8202B4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead weight, roughly cylindrical in shape, centrally pierced.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0EF697
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead object, probably a weight. It has two circular faces one of which is flat and has two incised lines and an indented dot in the center, the second face is slightly concave. The first face (diameter 15mm) tapers out to the larger face (diameter 22mm)and the circumference is rough with raised vertical lines running from one face to the other.
Created on: Friday 23rd July 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7A21B2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy weight, dating to the post medieval period. The weight is circular in section with a flat base and a slighly convex top.
Created on: Wednesday 28th July 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-7A33F5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy weight, dating to the post medieval period. The weight is circular in section, with a flat base, whilst one end has a concave shape about it.
Created on: Wednesday 28th July 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EF8F75
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flat-circular lead trade weight, very worn. There are no obvious sign on top, apart from two broken concentric circles. On the back, the initials W.B. were engraved in Roman Script.
Created on: Friday 25th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-481156
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Free-standing cast medieval lead weight, six-sided with integral iron rod with loop to use for a steelyard.
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'nr Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D94664
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead weight, mis-shapen (probably miscast). It looks like the final object should have been a plano convex spindle whorl, but the pieces of the mould probablz got misaligned during the casting process, and half the lead spilled out while the other half produced one half of the spindle whorl. The end product would have had one side decorated with a star shape and the other with a sun-ray pattern. These spindle whorls (lead weights) are difficult to date but it seems that the decorated version are more likely to be earlier, e.g. Roman or Saxon.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-DA4293
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Medieval lead weight, most probably used as spindle whorl. It is plano-convex with a central perforation and while one side is decorated with a simple relief of 'sun rays' around the central perforation, the others bears a rune-like pattern made up of multiple mouldings of the 'algiz' rune (z). However, it is probably just a geometrical pattern, not actually the rune. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demostrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3-5g) being used for spinning cotton and heavier ones (30-35g) for spinning…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-DA7511
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Medieval lead weight, most probably used as spindle whorl. It is plano-convex with a central perforation and while one side is decorated with a simple relief of 'sun rays' and criss/cross pattern around the central perforation, the others bears a row of small dots on relief. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demostrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3-5g) being used for spinning cotton and heavier ones (30-35g) for spinning wool (Margeson, S. 1993, 184). This example weighs 27.41g and so it seems likely that it would…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-DA8331
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Medieval lead weight, most probably used as spindle whorl. It is of flat cylindrical shape with a central perforation and undecorated. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demostrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3-5g) being used for spinning cotton and heavier ones (30-35g) for spinning wool (Margeson, S. 1993, 184). This example weighs 30.31g and so it seems likely that it would have been used to spin a heady material such as wool. The dating of unstratified spindle whorls is difficult. However, Egan (1998, 256) …
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-DA8F83
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Medieval lead weight, most probably it would have been used as spindle whorl. However, it is mis-shapen, most probably miscast. The perforation is not intact and the reverse of the whorl has not been cast properly - perhaps the pieces of the mould got mis-aligned during the casting process and thus the then liquid lead could not be cast into its final shape. Thus, this object is propably a wasteproduct which for whatever reason did not re-enter the recycling process. The decoration is very faint on the surviving surface and may have comprised of a star. It has been noted…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-EF02F6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late or Post-Medieval shield-shaped lead weight. It is quite a fine cast, but there is no decoration one either surface or any indication of what it was used for and when. The only engraving (the letter A H S) look like a recent addition and not a part of the original weight.
Created on: Tuesday 14th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-682372
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast conical lead weight with a hole probably Medieval to Post-medieval, 1400-1700. The length is 33mm, the width is 28mm thickness and the weight 111.62g. Weights such as this have been used from Roman through to post-medieval times. Numerous weight-related functions are likely for objects such as this, for example, steelyard weights, standing weights, net weights or fishing weights.
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-2D5431
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Oval lead weight with large hole; probably small loom weight (?)
Created on: Friday 17th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-65E703
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, possibly a door wedge?
Created on: Thursday 14th July 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-E53143
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Somewhat elaborate conical weight with oval base, composed of five brass and five bronze segments plus the top segment which includes a small hook for suspension. The central rivet that held all the segments together was most probably made from iron. It is uncertain whether or not this was a weight, but it might be possible that, if the rivet was longer originally, segments could be added or taken away according to how light or heavy the weight was needed to be.
Created on: Monday 1st August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-45FF34
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Small late 8th/early 9th century Viking lead weight into which has been inserted a piece of Irish, Scottish or Pictish metalwork of an 'Insular Art' style. While the weight itself was made from cast lead, the piece of inserted metalwork was made from cast cu-alloy which was subsequently gilded (small fragments of gilding remain in the grooves of the carved decoration). The decoration of the cu-alloy inlaid piece is fragmentary and seems to have been part of an ornamental interlacing, probably floral scrollwork border with a thinner, hatched border underneath.
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2005
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-13BA26
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Free-standing or steelyard weight, made from lead. It is triangular and has a suspension hole in the upper corner. One side was possibly engraved with a very crude Roman III or IIII (?).
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-143A58
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cylindrical lead weight with central perforation, possibly a net sinker or spindle whorl. While the sides and reverse are plain, the obverse is decorated with a rough grid and dots (between the lines) in relief. The most likely identification is that of a spindle whorl. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demostrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3-5g) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier ones (30-35g) for spinning wool (Margeson 1993, 184). This example weighs 22.07g so it seems likely that it was used for spinning hea…
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-F4E736
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly a Roman steelyard weight in shape of Venus' head(?). The weight is made from bronze but the weight suggests that it was filled with lead(?). The head is finely carved with fine, classic features. On her head she is 'balancing' a bag or sack(?). The interpretation as steelyard weight derives from the object's shape and weight; however, the finder suggested it may have been part of a table's, chair's or chest's foot(?).
Created on: Monday 7th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-DBFE61
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead plano-convex spindle whorl. The whorl is decorated with diagonal lines in relief which project from the perforation to the outer edge. Further decoration consists of irregular patterned circular dots. On the other side of the whorl the decoration consists of crosses and dots between the perforation and the outer edge. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demonstrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3-5 grams) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier ones (30-35 grams) for spinning wool (Margeson 1993, page 184). Th…
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-DC1581
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead plano convex spindle whorl. Decoration is similar on both sides and consists of a concentric ring around the perforation in relief which is divided by lines in relief projecting from the perforation to the outer edge. Further decoration includes a concentric ring of circular dots around the outer edge of the spindle whorl. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demonstrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3-5 grams) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier ones (30-35 grams) for spinning wool (Margeson 1993, page 184…
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-DC1EF2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead plano-convex spindle whorl, crude in form. Decoration is the same on both sides and consists of alternating hearts and four leaf clover shapes in relief around the perforation. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demonstrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3-5 grams) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier ones (30-35 grams) for spinning wool (Margeson 1993, page 184). This example weighs 19.87 grams, so it seems likely that it would have been used to spin a heavy material such as wool. The dating of unstra…
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-DC2594
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead spindle whorl. Decoration consists of lines in relief projecting from the perforation. Further decoration consists of circular dots and two eight pointed stars in relief between the perforation and the outer edge. Only one side of the spindle whorl is decorated. It has been noted that the weight of a spindle whorl is demonstrative of the thickness of yarn produced, with lighter spindle whorls (3-5 grams) being used for spinning cotton and the heavier ones (30-35 grams) for spinning wool (Margeson 1993, page 184). This example weighs 31.7 grams, so it seems likely that …
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-0447F5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Plain lead wieght, circular in shape, oval in section, with slightly flattened faces.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Garstang', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-049001
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cylindrical lead weight, with a flat base and tapering pointed top.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd March 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Garstang', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EED7A5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Small trade weight of cast copper alloy. Depicts inscription WIV (William 4th) beneath a crown with a possible provincial mark WK beneath. The W may indicate 'Wiltshire' but it is unclear what the K represents. William 4th reigned from 1830-1837 therefore the weight was cast in this period and follows the introduction of the 1826 'Imperial Standards' act (Bailey 2000 page 43).
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-EEEA74
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy trade weight. It is Post-Medieval to Modern in date. Depicts an ‘X’ within the internal concentric ring at the centre of the upper face with three ‘X’ inscriptions denoting '30' between this ring and the raised outer rim of the weight.
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-AEF3D7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This object may be a coin(?) weight, possibly of Oriental origin. It is the size of a medieval/post med. square coin weight and made from a reddish copper-alloy. Originally, it was probably square or rectangular, but the corners are smoothed down and the edges and surfaces are extremely worn. It appears, however, that the surfaces were decorated or inscribed with Arabic letters, possibly in a very ornate style, with dots and additional wavy lines between the letters.
Created on: Friday 18th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-299CC4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Crudely made donut-shaped lead weight. One side has 7 evenly spaced raised bulbs like a simple crown, the other side is flat and undecorated. It is not clear what this weight has been used for, but a common use as spindle whorls or perhaps weights for fishing nets is suggested.
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-2AE520
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Crudely made donut-shaped lead weight. One side decorated with incised triangle (but could be damage), the other side is flat and undecorated. It is not clear what this weight has been used for, but a common use as spindle whorl or perhaps weight for fishing nets is suggested.
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-2C4DB0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Crudely made donut-shaped lead weight with 12mm long leg protruding horizontally from one side of the weight. There is no decoration and the thickness and weight of the lead is unevenly distributed, both possibly caused by corrotion. It is not clear what this weight has been used for, but a common use as spindle whorl or perhaps weight for fishing nets is suggested.
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-FAEF48
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, hollow bulb shape. The top is broken and there are two lines incised around the neck. Possibly medieval in date.
Created on: Wednesday 28th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-FB1C34
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, it is a flat circular disc shape, with no decoration, the edges are slightly curved, probably medieval in date.
Created on: Wednesday 28th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FB7650
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, dating to the post- medieval period. Cylindrical block of lead, which has very flat and smooth sides, and no marking.
Created on: Wednesday 28th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B1BA15
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy steel yard weight, dating to the post medieval period. The weight is spherical and solid, with a hole though the middle were an iron chain would have gone through, some of this remains.
Created on: Wednesday 19th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Garstang', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7F2536
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Shield-shaped trade weights of this general type are believed to have been in use from the late 14th to at least the late 18th century. Lead shield-shaped weights of various qualities of workmanship and numerous designs have been in use over a long period of time. Lead weighs such as this were used to weigh goods under the averdepois system from 1390 in England and were used throughout the 15th century. It is likely that these weights represent a desire to standardize the trade weight system. They are found in denominations based on a pound of 16 ounces, which can be subdivided on…
Created on: Monday 9th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WALTON-LE-DALE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7F4596
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight of probable Late-Medieval date or early Post-Medieval date, possibly 14th to 18th century AD. These types of weight were often cast by individual traders to weigh market goods. The diameter 23mm the weight is 42g.
Created on: Monday 9th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WALTON-LE-DALE', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: LANCUM-7E78E1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead or lead-alloy cylindrical weight found in direct association with a whetstone (LANCUM-7E7034).
Created on: Wednesday 27th October 2010
Last updated: Friday 3rd December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-933DD1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead-alloy weight, possibly a spindle whorl dating from the later medieval period, i.e 1400-1600. The weight is flat sub-circular with a circular perforation running through the centre. The weight has a maximum external diameter of 24.8mm, and the central perforation has a maximum diameter of 10.1mm. The external in internal sides are broadly straight. The weight is a maximum of 12.8mm thick, and it has a mass of 41.6g. One side of the weight is decorated with raised but rather indistinct crossing lines. There is a curved groove of variable depth between the outer and inner edg…
Created on: Thursday 28th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silverdale and Arnside', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EEBD92
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight of Post-Medieval date, probably 16th-17th century. The upper face has a raised rim and the Roman numerals IIII stamped into it. It is thought this is meant to indicate 4 ounces and its weight would support this. The weight is marked with a 12-spoke sun above and below the IIII marking. The reverse side is completely flat with no distinguishing marks. Dimensions: upper diameter: 34mm, lower diameter: 36.8mm, height: 11.5mm, weight: 109mm.These types of weight are very hard to date when found out of context as they could have been used throughout many periods.
Created on: Monday 1st November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cuerden Hall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-125446
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy trade weight dating to the 17th century. The object is cup-shaped and is circular in plan. The object is stamped with a crown above a C, indicating that it is of Charles I or II. Next to the crown above the C is a sword of St Paul, while on the opposite side of the object is a ewer. A similar example is no. 1072, p159, Read, (1995).
Created on: Monday 15th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ormskirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-BD0375
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast lead alloy decorated weight, heavily abraded. Probably intended for use as a spindle whorl or fishing weight. The lead toward the centre of the artefact has been worn nearly flat, suggestive of a hard working life. Dates between c1066 to c1600 AD. The thickness is 6mm, diameter 26mm, and the internal hole's diameter is 9mm.
Created on: Sunday 20th January 2013
Last updated: Monday 21st January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-32B717
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast lead alloy, or lead, trade weight. This discus like weight appears to have been designed to be used suspended, possibly as a counterweight to grain bushels or wool bales. It has two official crown marks, the earlier appears to be for James I. These marks are on one side, along with the two holes that were cast into it. The reverse side is also domed, and the funnel shaped cavity's smaller hole is central. Dates to between 1603 and 1901 AD. The thickness is 26mm, diameter is 114mm.
Created on: Sunday 3rd March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skippool', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-600E26
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight, probably Medieval 12th to 15th century AD. The weight is flat sub-circular with a raised circular moulding in the middle surrounding a perforation running through the centre. The weight has a maximum external diameter of 38mm, and the central perforation has a maximum diameter of 9mm. One side of the weight is decorated with raised but rather indistinct circular pellets. The weight has a dull cream/light brown coloured surface. In the "Finds Recording Guide", Geake (2001, p66) points out that: "The function of leads weights would have varied, from spindle-whorls to…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2013
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WHALLEY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-075E45
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight, probably possibly Medieval 12th to 15th century AD. The weight is flat sub-circular with a raised circular moulding in the middle surrounding a perforation running through the centre. The weight has a maximum external diameter of 38mm, and the central perforation has a maximum diameter of 9mm. One side of the weight is decorated with raised but rather indistinct circular pellets. The weight has a dull cream/light brown coloured surface. In the "Finds Recording Guide", Geake (2001, p66) points out that: "The function of leads weights would have varied, from spindle-…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2013
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CROSTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-3EAD72
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval sub-square cast copper alloy weight for 5 pennyweight, tinned or coated in white metal, and stamped with five annulets (same pattern as a die) and a rectangular cartouche, possibly containing an anchor. Probably dates to between c1600 and c1850 AD. The length is 16.5mm, the width is 15mm, the thickness is 3mm and the weight is 6.91g. see also SUR-0BDA15, YORYM-EE53C2, BH-BA7535 and LANCUM-334F96.
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 30th April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ormskirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6B03D7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast lead or lead alloy uniface domed weight, possibly a spindle whorl or fishing weight. Probably dating to between c1100 and c1500 AD. The weight is flat sub-circular. Only the domed side of the weight is decorated with a raised pentagram or stylised sunburst. In the "Finds Recording Guide", Geake (2001, p66) points out that: "The function of leads weights would have varied, from spindle-whorls to fishing weights to trade weights." She adds that spindle whorls should ideally be circular and must have a central perforation (ibid.). It is possible, therefore, that this …
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Euxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0DEB72
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast lead alloy, or lead, weight, biconical with a different decorative pattern on each face. The weight has a circular perforation through the centre. It has a maximum external diameter of 31mm, and the central perforation has a maximum diameter of 9mm. The weight appears to have seen very little use as there are few signs of wear. One side of the weight is decorated with raised, almost random, intersecting lines that look like a series of 'A's running around the central hole. The other side has two concentric bands of closely packed, sloped radiating lines, and there ad und…
Created on: Monday 13th May 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 4th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Longridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-465471
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy possible conical weight of uncertain date, probably Medieval or Post Medieval 1100 to 1600. Purpose unknown possibly related to fishing. Similar to CAM-5C5836 and SWYOR-8F3C64 The length is 18mm, the width is 11mm and the weight 18.07g.
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-EFA892
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl, probably Medieval used for spinning wool. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle. The object is fairly flat on both sides, with some decoration present on the obverse. Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2). Also see several others on the PAS database, for example LIN-8BB…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-EFB102
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy lathe cut trade weight of Post Medieval dating1727-1760AD from a stacking set. This flat weight is circular in plan and has a raised flat rim. Verification marks within consist of three official marks (i) sword of Saint Paul often referred to as a dagger - the City of London (Guildhall) mark (ii) The ewer or coffee pot - mark of the Founder's Company, London and (iii) A Royal Cypher mark - probable crown over capital letter 'G' for George (King). There are lathe and file marks on the reverse. The diameter is 22mm and the weight 11.29g. According to Biggs (199…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-F1DA98
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl, probably Medieval used for spinning wool. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle. It is decorated with raised pellets and diagonal lines. Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2). Also see several others on the PAS database, for example LIN-8BBFF2 and NCL-E477FA. The diamet…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-01E0D1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl, probably Medieval used for spinning cotton. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle. It is undecorated and is very worn, if there was any decoration it has mostly been eroded. Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2). Also see several others on the PAS database, for example …
Created on: Wednesday 11th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-01ED7D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy object possibly a spindle whorl or net weight, probably Medieval possibly used for spinning cotton. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle.It is decorated with raised pellets and diagonal lines. One side of the object is very worn, and the decoration has mostly been eroded. Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find;…
Created on: Wednesday 11th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-02BB55
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy square shaped unknown object probably of of Medieval date. The weight is decorated on both sides in forms of lozenge designs and dots. The object is grey brown in colour, and appears to have been damaged prior to finding. The opening was originally rectangular in profile, but damage has changed the profile and section of the open end. The weight object has a rectangular section and profile. The length is 40mm, the width is 45mm, thickness 20mm and the weight 123.30g
Created on: Wednesday 11th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 7th April 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-4F1EEC
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy trade weight, dating to the Post Medieval period. Evidence of shield of arms on the obverse which could relate to the Civil War. The weight is worn and damaged at the top of the object. The weight has a broad, raised rim on the reverse. The diameter is 24mm and the weight 26.64g. Object is comparable to SOM-7E094E, LON-BB63F1 and IOW-B08E7A.
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2015
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-BC42A1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl, probably Medieval possibly used for spinning wool. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle. The object is fairly flat on both sides, there does not appear to be any decoration but there is dammage on one side. Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2). Also see several others on…
Created on: Monday 13th April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-BCE7BA
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl, probably Medieval used for spinning wool. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle. The object is fairly flat on both sides, with some decoration present on the obverse. Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2). Also see several others on the PAS database, for example LIN-8BBFF2…
Created on: Monday 13th April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-CBAA39
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flat biconical lead alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl dating from the medieval period, that is the 13th-15th century AD. The whorl is flat circular in shape and biconical in cross-section, with a central perforation for the spindle. Both obverse and reverse are decorated wth a pattern made of moulded lines and dots. Lead weights like these are common finds, but only rarely from excavated contexts which is why date and origin are difficult to pinpoint. Decorated lead-alloy weights are very rare finds in excavations, but are often found by metal detectorists. They are usually …
Created on: Friday 8th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornley-with-Wheatley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0C16BF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight or possibly spindle whorl. It is circular and has a slightly domed top and bottom and convex sides giving it a D shaped cross section. There is a circular hole running through the centre and numerous evenly spaced worn grooves running down the sides. Lead weights are common throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date more accurately. Possibly used for spinning cotton. The diameter is 20mm. and the weight 15.31g.
Created on: Monday 11th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-21E217
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead weight, probably Medieval in date. Possibly a loom weight or fishing weight. It is unlikely to be a spindle whorl as the hole is off centre. It has no decoration and is difficult to date precisely. The diameter is 26mm and the weight 16.00g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 19th May 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-318B4E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight, probably Medieval or Post Medieval, possibly a fishing weight or loom weight as it seems too heavy to be a spindle whorl. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle. The object is fairly flat on both sides, with no decoration present. The diameter is 33mm and the weight 98.65g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-6BD9F8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, cast, lead, spindle whorl or weight of probable Medieval date. It is flattened biconical in shape, with a circular perforation in the centre. The whorl has been miscast, with a leak in the mould resulting in the lead from one side forming as a blob extending outwards. The whorl has moulded decoration on both sides, which while worn and indistinct, consist of triangles and pellets. The whorl has a cream patina. The length is 40mm, the width is 36mm and the weight 32.88g. See PUBLIC-4566CE.
Created on: Tuesday 9th June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-2B4F68
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible sub spherical small spindle whorl probably Medieval. The slightly oval bead has a large central hole with straight sides. It could also have been used as a bead, form of weight; or perhaps a net-sinker or line weight. A similar example is BH-798332. The diameter is 19mm and the weight 10.60g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-2B6833
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible sub spherical small spindle whorl probably Medieval. The slightly oval bead has a large central hole with straight sides. It could also have been used as a bead, form of weight; or perhaps a net-sinker or line weight. A similar example is BH-798332. The diameter is 12mm and the weight 8.06g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-A6A64E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval/early post-Medieval cast copper alloy cup weight, 13th-16th century. Dish shaped with flat base, straight sloping sides, and concave internally. The plain flat rim is decorated with at least 7 unevenly spaced pelleted annulets (others are now obscured). It has a green patina; the internal surface is roughened in places and a lighter green than the rest of the vessel or brown. The diameter is 19mm and the weight 11.79g. See DENO-54E403 for a similar example.
Created on: Monday 6th July 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 7th July 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-1DF048
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight of unknown date (but likely to be Medieval - Post-Medieval, c.1100-1800) conical in shape with integral horizontally pierced circular hole for suspension. The apex is flattened and slightly stepped while the loop hole is formed of a continuation of the sides. The surface has an oxidised cream patina. Lead weights are difficult to date when found as stray finds, as they are used for long periods of time. The length is 17mm, the width is 18mm and the weight 27.87g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-1E7925
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead spindle-whorl of Medieval date. It is a circular bi-conical spindle whorl with a central circular hole. It is decorated with alternating pellets and lines on both sides. (ten segments, each with three pellets on one face, five segments with between three and six pellets on the other) Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the Medieval period c.1100-1500. It has a creamy brown patina. The diameter is 37mm and the weight 53.54g.
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Record ID: LVPL-4C43F6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy weight dating from the Medieval to the Post-Medieval period, (AD1066-1800). The object is oval in plan with a slightly raised rim on one face. One edge of the object has been damaged in recent times. Lead weights are common throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately. There is a shield impressed on the face without a raised rim. Dimensions: 34.26mm in diameter, 6.72mm thick, 46.6g
Created on: Monday 31st August 2015
Last updated: Friday 16th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Wyresdale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6CA166
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
'A medieval to post-medieval cast copper-alloy trade weight. The weight is circular in plan and flat in cross section. It has an incised circle around the edge creating a border and a further raised ring inside. There are four stamps on the weight but the emblem is currently unknown and no parallels have so far been discovered it is possibly a foreign trade weight. The reverse has not been seen by FLO. The weight is 32mm diameter. The earliest copper alloy trade weights apparently date from the late 14th and 15th century. From the reign of Henry VII, c. 1495 they start being stamped w…
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 14th September 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-6D4CF5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of probable medieval date 1100 to 1500 AD. The object is broadly circular in plan and cylindrical and undecorated although this may have eroded away. There is a circular aperture through the centre of the object which may suggest this is a spindle whorl rather than a weight. These types of objects are hard to date as their appearance remained unchanged for many hundreds of years. However it is likely that this spindle whorl is of medieval date (AD 1200-1500). Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with …
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 21st September 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-6D6B7F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead conical weight with a pointed apex and circular base. The base has a cavity within it that is almost circular in plan. The apex has an integral central circular aperture that is 3 mm in diameter which may have been used with a hook to suspend the weight, but it is more likely to have been used as a standing weight. The base has a cavity within it that is almost circular in plan. Similar weights are illustrated in Egan, G., 1998 The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) London : The Stationery Office, 322, no.1038, and are dated…
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th September 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-6DC429
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of probable medieval date 1100 to 1500 AD. The object is broadly circular in plan and cylindrical decorated with raised lines and pellets. There is a circular aperture through the centre of the object which may suggest this is a spindle whorl rather than a weight. These types of objects are hard to date as their appearance remained unchanged for many hundreds of years. However it is likely that this spindle whorl is of medieval date (AD 1200-1500). Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they we…
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th September 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-6DCF20
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of probable medieval date 1100 to 1500 AD. The object is broadly circular in plan and cylindrical and is undecorated. There is a circular aperture through the centre of the object which may suggest this is a spindle whorl rather than a weight. These types of objects are hard to date as their appearance remained unchanged for many hundreds of years. However it is likely that this spindle whorl is of medieval date (AD 1200-1500). Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in …
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th September 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-6E144E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead conical weight with a pointed apex and circular base. The base has a cavity within it that is almost circular in plan. The apex has an integral central circular aperture that is 3 mm in diameter which may have been used with a hook to suspend the weight, but it is more likely to have been used as a standing weight. The base has a cavity within it that is almost circular in plan. Similar weights are illustrated in Egan, G., 1998 The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) London : The Stationery Office, 322, no.1038, and are dated…
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 15th September 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-8068CB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of probable medieval date 1100 to 1500 AD. The object is broadly circular in plan and cylindrical and undecorated. There is a circular aperture through the centre of the object which may suggest this is a spindle whorl rather than a weight. These types of objects are hard to date as their appearance remained unchanged for many hundreds of years. However it is likely that this spindle whorl is of medieval date (AD 1200-1500). Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use…
Created on: Tuesday 15th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 21st September 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-D18E80
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl, probably Medieval. The weight is flattish and sub-circular, thicker in the centre and with a perforation running through the middle. The object is fairly flat on both sides, with no decoration present. Similar spindle whorls have been found in medieval contexts including at Codnor Castle, Derbyshire; at the Austin Friary in Leicester (Mellor and Pearce, 1981) and the deserted medieval village of Thrislington (topsoil find; Austin 1989, 137, fig. 58.2). Also see several others on the PAS database, for example LANCUM-4FA054 and LANCUM-B0591B. The length is 4…
Created on: Tuesday 13th October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Record ID: LANCUM-D24642
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval lead alloy weight, it is circular, flat and with slightly rounded edges. It has a central recess pierced with two holes and no decoration. This gives it the appearance of a button, however, Gordon Bailey (p. 83, Fig 9.392) points out that such artefacts were actually weights used to hold down the hem of ladies dresses or as curtain weights. It is quite well cast suggesting a later date; possibly 1700-1850. The diameter is 29mm and the weight 26.31g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Record ID: LVPL-AD9344
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy cup weight of post-medieval or modern date. It is part of a nested set and is circular in shape with sides which flare evenly upwards from the base to the rim. There is a stamp in the centre of the weight which is a dot within a ring. There is also a shield with a cross within it, a cross with a pellet at the end of the longer arm and the numeral 2. The object has a dark green patina. These types of weights were used for weighing gold and silver in the form of coin, small objects or as scrap metal or other precious materials (Saunders 2001, 125).
Created on: Friday 12th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burscough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-BF7F1E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn but complete lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of probable medieval date. The object is broadly circular in plan and cylindrical. There is a circular aperture through the centre of the object which may suggest this is a spindle whorl rather than a weight. There is no decoration visible. These types of objects are hard to date as their appearance remained unchanged for many hundreds of years. However it is likely that this spindle whorl is of medieval date (AD 1200-1500). Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continu…
Created on: Tuesday 6th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 6th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CLITHEROE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-51D742
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of probable medieval date. The object is broadly circular in plan and cylindrical decorated with raised lines and pellets. There is a circular aperture through the centre of the object which may suggest this is a spindle whorl rather than a weight. The spindle whorl is decorated with raised pellets and lines. These types of objects are hard to date as their appearance remained unchanged for many hundreds of years. However it is likely that this spindle whorl is of medieval date (AD 1200-1500). Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is …
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 29th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CLITHEROE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5207B9
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy weight or spindle whorl of probable medieval date. The object is broadly circular in plan and cylindrical decorated with raised lines and pellets. There is a circular aperture through the centre of the object which may suggest this is a spindle whorl rather than a weight. It is decorated with raised pellets. These types of objects are hard to date as their appearance remained unchanged for many hundreds of years. However it is likely that this spindle whorl is of medieval date (AD 1200-1500). Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spind…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CLITHEROE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5ACF75
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval uniface cast lead alloy weight. Sub rectangular in plan with a capital J cast into one side. Dating to between c1500 and c1800 AD. The length is 27mm, width 21mm, thickness 5mm and the weight is 23.78g.
Created on: Thursday 4th July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 1st August 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5C8532
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to early post medieval cast lead alloy, or lead, weight, biconical with a different decorative pattern on each face. The weight has a circular perforation through the centre. It has an external diameter of 30mm, and the central perforation has a maximum diameter of 11mm. The weight appears to have seen a lot of use as there is a great deal of wear. In the "Finds Recording Guide", Geake (2001, p66) points out that: "The function of lead weights would have varied, from spindle-whorls to fishing weights to trade weights." She adds that spindle whorls should ideally be circula…
Created on: Wednesday 9th October 2013
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ormskirk', grid reference and parish protected.