Record ID: SWYOR-673563
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd of probably medieval pottery from a ceramic vessel. The sherd is 87.18mm long, 57.5mm wide and 9.3mm thick. It is an orange coloured fabric with dull black angular inclusions, especially on the outer surface. There are also smaller white inclusions and some mica or quartz. The fabric is hard, rough and hackly. It is wheel turned. There is no glazing. This sherd is probably from a medieval pot, but only an expert with knowledge of local pottery types could determine the ware and exact date.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Last updated: Sunday 21st December 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-93FC64
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small vessel fragment probably dating from the late medieval or early post-medieval period, i.e. c. AD1400-1700. A very lovely sherd, probably from a late medieval plate. It was made from brown-glazed light-red coloured earthenware. It was decorated with a scroll or wave-motif made out of white slip before it was glazed.
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-9432D4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small vessel fragment probably dating from the medieval or early post-medieval period, i.e. c. AD1400-1700. The vessel was made from light skin-coloured earthenware and it seems to have had a greenish or yellowish glaze on the obverse. The glaze is very worn and only the light-coloured slip between glaze and vessel body can be seen still in some places. The fabric must have been tempered with very fine quartzite sand as it is very soft to the touch. There are finger marks on the inside and it is likely that this is a fragment of medieval green-glazed jug.
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-943EF2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large vessel fragment, probably dating from the later medieval or post-medieval period, i.e. c. AD1400-1700. The vessel was made from light skin-coloured earthenware and it seems to have had a greenish or yellowish glaze on the obverse. The glaze is very worn and only the light-coloured slip between glaze and vessel body can be seen still. There are finger marks on the inside and it is likely that this is a fragment of medieval green-glazed jug.
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-988C42
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small vessel sherd dating from the medieval or early post-medieval period, i.e. c. AD1500-1700. The sherd is of small size, but well preserved. It was made from light-colour red/orangey earthenware, but the surface is very worn and it is difficult to ascertain whether or not it had been glazed. It is, however, likely that it was. The fabric is not very fine, but it does not show many inclusions except some small larger fragment of quartzite. The sherd is somewhat similar in make and fabric to LANCUM-9898E2, but they most certainly do not come from the same vessel.
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-9898E2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small vessel sherd dating from the medieval or early post-medieval period, i.e. c. AD1500-1700. The sherd is of small size, but well preserved. It was made from light-colour red/orangey earthenware, but the surface is very worn and it is difficult to ascertain whether or not it had been glazed. It is, however, likely that it was. The fabric does not show many inclusions except some small fragment of quartzite.
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-98A3C7
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly a very small floor tile fragment dating from the medieval or early post-medieval period, i.e. c. AD1500-1700. It was made from dark red earthenware and none of the glaze remains. However, the fragment is tiny and very worn, so that a positive identification is very difficult.
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-59AA15
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small wall sherd, very worn, probably from a medieval cooking pot dating from the 11th to 14th century. The vessel was made from dark grey or black eartheware and coated with a thick light-grey slip. There are only smaller and medium-size inclusions (quartzine and possibly organic). The outside looks sponged and seems to have displayed a very basic, rough decoration. It may have come an eartheware casserole dish for making broths or stews.
Created on: Thursday 7th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8475B4
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval, or possibly post Medieval, corner fragment of an impressed wall or floor tile of red terracotta like fabric. The decoration appears to be of an acanthus or similar stiff leaf foliated theme. Dates to between c1300 and c1603 AD. The length is 80mm, width 68mm, thickness 23mm, and the weight is 152.6g.
Created on: Wednesday 12th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 12th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clayton-le-Dale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-AEAEB8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval body sherd of an unglazed Pennine (or Northern) gritty ware. The heavily abraded sherd has a gritty buff fabric with a reduced light green/grey core. The fabric is quite soft & easily scrathed with a finger nail. All the gritty quartz & micaceous inclusions are less than 0.5mm, mostly 0.25mm. The voids are of similar dimensions. The frequent inclusions and voids are both evenly sorted. One surface still retains signs of burning. Dates to between c1000 and c1400 AD, probably between c1080 and c1270. The length is 19mm, width 13mm, thickness 5mm, and the weight is 1.8g.
Created on: Friday 14th June 2013
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-3B1E17
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval ceramic vessel body sherd. From a round body vessel. The fabric is pale grey gritty ware with a mid grey reduced core. Suggested date c1000 to c1400 AD. The length is 38mm, width is 30mm, thickness is 7mm, and the weight is 6.85g. The vessel's fabric is very similar to that of Fabric 10 found at a medieval bloomery site at Sabden Fold, about eight miles away. Fabric 10 is described as "Reduced gritty ware, grey/buff fabric with mid grey core, scratchable with thumbnail. Unglazed. Hackly, inclusions and voids to one millimetre, occasionally up to 7 x 3mm, well sorted…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whalley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-466428
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a Medieval encaustic tile with an oxidised buff fabric. The fragment depicts a face on loggerhead or lion's head, in yellow against a mid red field. It bears similarites to Stopford design 25.7 (J Stopford, "Medieval Floor Tiles Of Northern England", 2005, p247, fig 24.1). There is one example of this at Fountains Abbey & four at Meaux Abbey, all done with the same stamp. They are both in northern England and, like Whalley Abbey, Cistercian foundations. Could date to any time between 1350 and 1600, but most likely to date between c1400 and c1550 AD. The length is 63mm, wi…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2012
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whalley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EDD144
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to early Post Medieval ceramic vessel base sherd of unglazed variably fired gritty ware. The fabric is orange red, dark grey where unoxidised, lightly abraded, and can be scratched with a firmly applied thumbnail. Inclusions and voids mostly under 2mm and sub rounded. Probably dates to between c1066 and c1600 AD. Length 54mm, width 40mm, thickness 12mm (9mm base), weight 24.52g.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1C5F17
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large handle fragment of a medieval jug dating from the 13th/14th century AD. The fragment comes from a large greenish/yellow-glazed cream coloured earthenware jug. The fabric appears to be rosy/cream-coloured clay that was tempered with smaller gritty and quartzite inclusions. The inside is reddish brown and appears to be oxidised. A few flecks of green and yellow glaze remain on top of the handle. The length is 60mm, the width is 35mm thickness 22mm and the weight 28.09g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 11th May 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-8ACA2E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large handle fragment of a medieval jug dating from the 13th/14th century AD. Only about 1/3 of the handle survives: this is probably the upper third and a small part of the rim or shoulders of the jug. The fragment comes from a large green/yellow-glazed cream coloured earthenware jug. The fabric appears to be rosy/cream-coloured clay that was tempered with smaller gritty and quartzite inclusions. Few flecks of green and yellow glaxe remain on top of the handle.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 20th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yealand', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DEC471
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Early Medieval to Medieval ceramic vessel rim sherd with some abrasion. The gritty oxidised orange fabric can be scratched with a thumbnail. The fabric has a number of inclusions and occasional voids, both mostly less than 1mm in size but one void 4mm x 5mm and one iron rich inclusion 2mm x 3mm. Probably dates from c1000 to c1400 AD, most likely 12th or 13th century. The length is 24mm, width 14mm, thickness 8mm, and the weight 3.64g.
Created on: Thursday 19th May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 14th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whalley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-729C93
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two adjacent Medieval ceramic vessel gritty ware rim sherds from a thrown pot or jar. The fabric is oxidised orange to orange/brown and scratchable by thumbnail with force. It is has inclusions and voids to 2mm, occasional inclusions to 5 x 3mm and void to 8 x 2mm. These are well sorted, sub rounded to angular, and the inclusions are mostly ironstone, mica and quartz. Does not react to dilute hydrochloric acid. Its form suggests the vessel probably dates to the first half of the Medieval period (12th-13th century). However care is needed as it may be from a local and highly conservati…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sabden Fold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-72DE55
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Early Medieval to late Medieval vessel rim sherd from thrown round pot or jug. Oxidised orange to orange/brown gritty ware, scratchable by thumbnail with force. Hackly, inclusions and voids to 2mm, occasional inclusions to 5 x 3mm. Well sorted, sub rounded to angular, inclusions mostly ironstone, mica and quartz. Does not react to dilute hydrochloric acid..There is some weakly magnetic material adhering externally. Its form suggests the vessel probably dates to the first half of the Medieval period (12th-13th century). However care is needed as it may be from a local and highly …
Created on: Friday 6th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sabden Fold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-72F356
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medievel ceramic vessel grittyware base sherd of a thrown bowl or jug, possibly a pancheon like vessel. Oxidised orange to orange/brown gritty ware, scratchable by thumbnail with force. Hackly, inclusions and voids to 2mm, occasional inclusions to 5 x 3mm and void to 8 x 2mm, including some grass voids. Well sorted, sub rounded to angular, inclusions mostly ironstone, mica and quartz. Does not react to dilute hydrochloric acid. The sherd demonstrates only light abrasion. There is weakly magnetic material adhering internally, probably as a result of iron production on site. Three other…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sabden Fold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A66407
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim fragment of pottery of Medieval date.
Created on: Thursday 2nd August 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heysham', grid reference and parish protected.