Record ID: BUC-4A2498
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to post-Medieval iron rotary key, dating to c. AD 1300-1750. The bow is D shaped, with the shoulders rounded. The shank of the key projects into the bow with two triangular projections and a notch in the centre. This is full of iron staining. Below the shoulders is a widened cylindrical collar, the shank is narrower and circular in cross section.  The bit is in two sections, which are the shape of two back-to-back, 'S-shaped' sides, separated from each other by an 'I-shaped' cleft.The key is a brown red colour, and is fragile from corrosion. …
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2023
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Record ID: BUC-BBEC0A
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, iron, Medieval, barrel padlock, AD.1100-1400. The object comprises an iron cylinder, sealed at one end with a plate that has a square hole in the centre. The other end of the cylinder is broken and only a part of the end plate remains. Upon one side of the  cylinder an iron plate runs perpendicular to the cylinder.
Created on: Thursday 4th August 2022
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2022
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Record ID: BUC-4670B2
Object type: SHIELD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, early medieval, iron, shield boss AD.500-650. The object comprises the upper portion of the boss dome, with incomplete discoidal projection. The boss is a waisted cone with the wider 'base' edge terminating in a ragged corroded edge, at the top of the cone point is the remains of a small disc. The edges of the dome have coroded and the overall state of the object is poor. Only approximately 25% of the original boss survives with the dome walls and flange lost to corrosion. Shield bosses are common finds in Early Medieval grave assemblages and it is likely this exa…
Created on: Tuesday 6th July 2021
Last updated: Monday 11th October 2021
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Record ID: SUR-6902B4
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron end plate / head component, 36.9mm in diameter, from a barrel padlock of Medieval to post Medieval date. The plate is 6.2mm thick and there are three projecting barb spring lock elements in the centre, set in a triangular arrangement. The cylindrical outer casing, locking arm and most of the locking mechanism are missing.
Created on: Monday 26th April 2021
Last updated: Monday 26th April 2021
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Record ID: SUR-D32DE9
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron padlock of late Medieval to post-Medieval date. The padlock has a spherical body of 51.2mm diameter, with a circular shackle arm. The arm is 50.4mm across and 11mm wide with a square cross-section. One side of the body is lost, revealing the tip of the shackle which remains attached to a portion of the locking mechanism. The lost side of the body would have had the keyhole.
Created on: Friday 7th August 2020
Last updated: Friday 7th August 2020
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Record ID: SUR-2C0D1C
Object type: HOB NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman iron hob nail with a conical head and square-sectioned shank which is bent into a 'J' shape and tapers to a blunt point.
Created on: Thursday 30th July 2020
Last updated: Thursday 30th July 2020
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Record ID: BUC-C0C6AB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron post medieval double loop buckle dating to c. AD 1650-1700. The buckle is 'thistle-shaped' with one oval loop and one trapezoidal loop. The frame is rectangular in cross section. The pin is triangular shaped, looped around the pin bar and narrowing towards a rounded point. Either side of the pin is a rectangular plate holding it in place. The buckle has a red brown patina, and measures 45.6mm in length, 43.9mm in width, 8.1mm in thickness and weighs 19.72g. C.f. Margeson 1993, page 33, number 218.
Created on: Wednesday 15th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 21st May 2019
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Record ID: BUC-40876D
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman iron axe head, dating from c. 1st to 2nd century AD. The head is triangular in shape, with the lower edge of the blade curving downwards creating a wide cutting edge. There is a rectangular perforation at the wider end of the head where the handle would have attached. The axe is a dark red brown colour, and measures 132.6mm in length, 51.7mm in width and weighs 320g. Manning 1985 plate 7; B2
Created on: Tuesday 20th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th May 2023
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Record ID: NARC-2D8DEE
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron knife blade of Post Medieval date (AD 1500-1600). The object has a tapering sub-rectangular blade and a whittle tang. The blade is sub-rectangular in section with a slight curve due to post-depositional processes. The tip of the blade and part of the tang are missing and the tip curves down slightly. The metal is a mid-brown in colour and is heavily corroded. Length: 136.33mm, Width: 17.36mm, Thickness: 7.55mm, Weight: 52.9g. Similar examples excavated in London and dated to the 15th - 16th centuries, although this style of knife is very common (Egan 200…
Created on: Friday 26th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 7th November 2018
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Record ID: BUC-5F0E22
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A wrought iron arrowhead of medieval date, AD.1200-1550. The object is formed of a round socket that makes up the majority of the object's length. The tip of the arrowhead has a diamond shaped cross section. There is a slight waist where the tip meets the socket, however, the maximum width of the tip does not exceed that of the socket. Jessop 1996 type M3 Arrowheads of this type are typically 'military' in nature though they would serve equally in hunting. They were produced rapidly and in their thousands particularly during the 15th and early 16th century. They are often termed 's…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 26th October 2018
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Record ID: NARC-CC0B41
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron Clark type 4 horseshoe of Medieval date (AD 1300-1400). The branches are equal in length and incline upwards at the heel. There is no evidence of thickening or calkins at the heel. The shoe has six countersunk square nail holes. One nail has been partially retained. The shoe in plan is flat and is probably a saddle shoe. The object is missing small portions of its heal. Length: 109.81mm, Width: 102.66mm, Thickness: 8.51mm, Weight: 170g. Ref: Ivan G. Sparkes. Old Horseshoes. Page 15.
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Record ID: BUC-6C0C36
Object type: ANVIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, wrought iron, Roman, probable, anvil, AD.43-450. The object comprises a cuboid block of iron, the top surface appears slightly domed from repeated striking. The sides appear to be fairly parallel, though there is a slight taper from the top to the bottom.. The object has a fairly even dark black patina with patches of orange oxidation. The sides of the anvil are pitted, probably from corrosion after deposition. The object can be compared to A1 in Manning's catalogue, (1976:Pl 1) though it lacks the lower wedge for connecting it to a block. Manning states that flat ba…
Created on: Tuesday 10th December 2013
Last updated: Friday 1st February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-2314D4
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron spearhead, in quite firm condition but with part of the socket including the proximal end missing. The slightly bent leaf-shaped blade is narrow and elongated. Both its faces are flat, i.e. without a midrib. The socket is not split. Extant length 148mm. Width 17mm. The slenderness and the small size suggest the object is not a theatrical object, but that it may be "ethnographic", from somewhere outside Europe. The date is uncertain.
Created on: Thursday 31st October 2013
Last updated: Friday 3rd January 2014
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Record ID: WMID-841124
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete wrought iron object, of probable Late Post Medieval to Modern dating (1700 - 1900 AD), of uncertain use and function. The object consists of a rectangular sectioned tang, with an incomplete sheet of iron (now triangular in shape) riveted to the end with two circular rivets. It measures 108.08mm in length. 36.82mm wide and 9.20mm thick. It weighs 33.2 grams.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 27th June 2012
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Record ID: BUC-981ED6
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron knife of Manning Type 1a, dating to the Roman period. This knife consists of a round suspension loop, a rectangular iron handle, and a parallel, straight-edged rectangular knife blade. This is in keeping with Type 1a, in that it "has an integral iron handle, usually rectangular in cross-section, which may occasionally be inlaid with another material, with a suspension loop at the end" (Manning 1989, 108). There are no similar PAS examples currently. See Manning 1989, Fig. 28, No. 1a. Specific dating uncertain.
Created on: Tuesday 29th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 19th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haversham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-512D81
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A roughly C-shape iron object that may have been joined originally into a circle. This consists of two strands of 3mm thick wire that open to make four almost elliptical holes. The finder feels that this object could be a finger ring but although iron finger rings are known from Roman sites these are very different from this example. Despite extensive research it has not been possible to discover what this object is.
Created on: Friday 27th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: BUC-5FC392
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an iron padlock slide key with a sub-circular bit. The bit has three rectangular holes. The hole nearest the end measures 11 x 7 mm and the two above measure 8 x 7mm each. A fragment of the shank remains (in the same plane as the bit) and is circular in section with a moulded ridge between the bit and the shank. There may be a metallic surface coating on this key. This corresponds to Goodall's type C padlock key (in Biddle 1990, 1022-1024), which date to the late 11th to end 13th century at Winchester.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2007
Last updated: Monday 1st July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hanslope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-24A5D1
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the iron blade of a knife or tool. The blade has a short rectangular-sectioned tang remaining. It is difficult to see the original edges of the blade due to the presence of corrosion products.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-249221
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron spear head with a circular-sectioned socket. The blade is lozenge-shaped and flat. It is now bent where it meets the socket and the tip has been lost.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-246351
Object type: TRAP
Broad period: MODERN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of an iron lever with a forked end (broken). The lever has a slightly curved handle with a knobbed end. Near the forked end of the handle are two semi-circular plates with a circular rivet through them for attachment to another object. The lever appears to have pivoted on this attachment. There is a short section of straight handle after this point before the lever forms a square, branched terminal. The ends of this appear to be broken. The photograph used for recording is unclear but there may be another circular screw or rivet on the handle below the area of attachment. The fin…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherington', grid reference and parish protected.