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Record ID: YORYM-7CBCCA
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron cannon ball of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1700. The cannon ball is spherical with an irregular corroded exterior surface.
Due to corrosion it may be smaller than originally made. However, its present diameter and weight may indicate that it was used in a minion cannon.
Diameter: 74.5mm (2.93 inches). Weight: 1729g (3.8lbs).
The minion was a type of smoothbore cannon used during the Tudor period and into the late 17th century.
Cast iron roundshot is rarely found on battlefields, even though records suggest that it was the normal long-range ammunition; cannon may…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0264F2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete Medieval cast Iron annular buckle with cast iron pin, probably dating to AD 1200-1450 or later.
The frame is circular in plan, and oval in cross-section, with no constriction for the pin. The frame is undecorated. The pin, which is broken off at about two thirds of its length, is also made of iron that is circular in cross section and then divides into an expanded circular loop which wraps around the frame of the buckle. The buckle is badly corroded and an orange brown colour. Measurements are; total length 60.6mm, diameter of the ring 56.3mm…
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 21st January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-4B11A7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron artefact, of Roman date, AD 41 - 410. It is sub-rectangular in plan, square at one end and tapering and curving to a rounded point at the other. The main body of the artefact is thicker along one edge than the other and the rounded point, which is set at a slight angle to the orientation of the main portion, is also thinner than the main body. One side of the main body is flat and the other side is slightly concave, though this may be a consequence of the heavy degree of corrosion. The artefact is 84.2mm long, 31.4mm wide and 13.1mm thick. It weighs&nb…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-4B0556
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron socketed tool of Roman date, AD 43 - 410. It is roughly triangular in plan, and rectangular in cross-section. One end has parallel sides and tapers in thickness to a break, and in the other direction tapers to the remains of a socket. The socket area expands in width, and has incomplete sides that start to turn over at the top. The wide end may also be broken. Measurements are; length 92.8mm, width 43.3mm, thickness 16.1mm and weight 114.95g. It could be a socketed area at one end of an adze, chisel, or other socketed tool. Compare number 80, figure 18 of Manning (19…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-4AF449
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of 6 iron nails found in the same area. They are very likely to be Roman in date, AD 43 - 410.
Measurements are;
1. length 49.5mm, weight 8.57g. Head measures 13.0mm by 11.9mm.
2. length 51.1mm, weight 7.28g. Head measures 10.4mm by 7.2mm.
3. length 52.3mm, weight 6.57g. Head measures 6.8mm by 5.8mm.
4. length 36.1mm, weight 4.78g. Head measures 11.6mm by 12.9mm.
5. length 56.9mm, weight 5.46g. Head measures 9.6mm by 5.6mm.
6. length 20.9mm, weight 2.45g. Head measures 11.8mm by 11.0mm.
They were found about 8 inches below the bottom of a …
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th February 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-CBDA1C
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded iron object of uncertain date, function and completeness. Probably modern, c. AD 1800 onwards.
The object is large and oval with a large hole in the centre. The width of the hoop varies. The width and shape of the hole also varies with one side circular and the other oval.
The object has covering rusty colour corrosion. The ring is 84.89mm in diameter and has a central hole of 29.58mm diameter. It is 33.86mm thick and weighs 555g.
The object is likely be modern but its use is uncertain and it is undiagnostic.
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-50F594
Object type: LATCHLIFTER
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Iron latchlifter dating from the Iron Age to the Early Medieval period, c. 100 BC - AD 800.
Wrought iron stem with a projecting suspension hook at one end, and a plain bit formed by a projecting bar at a right-angle to the stem. The ferrous material is very corroded and damaged.
The iron has a brown patina. The latchlifter is 126.16mm in length, 29.66mm at its widest with a stem diameter of 6.58mm. It weighs 17.69g.
The bit is not of a complex form for use with a barrel padlock, so a use as a latch-lifter is suggested. The term ‘latchli…
Created on: Monday 17th July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-413B18
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An oblong piece of encrusted iron, possible salvage from wreck, of unknown date. The item comprises of a sub-rectangular shank which extends roughly 36 mm before gradually widening to a narrow iron ring which measures 5.7 mm 28.9 mm wide, 5.3 mm long and 20.3 mm high. This ring is only visible on one side of the item, as the other is now completely encrusted by stone concretion. from this narrow ring, the object then extends in an irregular, encrusted sub-oval body which has a maximum length of 38.5 mm. On one length of the outer edge of this oval, the iron shank continues, n…
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-9DDECC
Object type: AWL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and heavily corroded iron object, possibly an awl, of uncertain date.
The object is conical, with a wide circular terminal to one end and a rounded point to the other. Due to corrosion products, it is not possible to adequately discern its original section, and it’s incompleteness also prohibits further identification.
The object is 52.6mm long, 12.9mm wide, 12.4mm thick and weighs 15.4g.
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2023
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This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: YORYM-9DCC48
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron knife of possible Early-Medieval date, c.AD 500 - 1000. The blade is sub-triangular in both plan and section with a slightly angled back and curved cutting edge. One end displays a worn break and the opposite end has sloping shoulders to a narrower sub-ovate tang. The knife is extremely rusted, and the organic handle is missing.
The object is 62.2mm long, 15.8mm wide, 6.8mm thick and weighs 10.7g.
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2023
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This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: YORYM-0854DC
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron knife of possible Early-Medieval date, c.AD 500 - 1000. The blade is sub-triangular in both plan and section with a straight back and curved cutting edge. One end displays a blunted point and the opposite end has sloping shoulders to a narrower sub-ovate tang. The knife is extremely rusted, and the organic handle is missing.
The object is 88.7mm long, 14.9mm wide at the blade, 6.7mm wide at the tang, 4.7mm thick and weighs 12.8g.
Created on: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2023
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This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: YORYM-CF3C4E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast iron trade weight with copper alloy insertion (or outer layer) of early medieval date, c. 900-1100.
This object is an oblate spheroid (flat topped sphere) trade weight with probable Viking association. Weights like this were possibly imported alongside Islamic systems of measurement and appear in excavation contexts in Scandinavia and in England. It consists of an iron core in the shape of a sphere with flattened ends.
There is a copper-alloy element in the flatter end of this object, which is possibly an insertion as coins and other objects are sometimes foun…
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 20th February 2023
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Record ID: NLM-B6CEA1
Object type: MAIL ARMOUR
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron chain mail fragment. Three circular rings of diameter 18.3mm, 19.7mm and 20mm and thickness c.2.5mm, each bent to curved profile and closed at its butted ends – marked by fine silvery lines; and threaded through each other so each ring is linked to two companions. Suggested date: possibly Early Medieval to Medieval, 1000-1200
Length (as assembled): 30mm, Width: 26mm, Weight: 7.38gms
Created on: Friday 10th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th September 2021
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This findspot is known as 'near Stamford Bridge', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-5DD497
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron padlock fragment. A tapering rectangular leaf projecting from a rectangular block within one thick end of a cylindrical case, with an open cross form at its end, though these holes are now blind, perhaps suggesting a key would be inserted from the other, missing, end, to move the leaf spring. Possibly Manning Type 1; padlocks are known from the later Iron Age onwards. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410
Diameter: 24.5mm, Length: 36.1mm, Thickness (end of case): 8.1mm, Weight: 18.41gms
Created on: Monday 6th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 6th September 2021
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This findspot is known as 'Bainton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NLM-F8A931
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron possible finger ring fragment. D-section band expanded at what is taken to be a bezel, though retaining its curvature here and lacking it at a narrower part of the band. This might alternatively have served as a light staple. Suggested date: possibly Roman, 43-410
Internal diameter: 16.7mm, Band Width (at bezel): 6.2mm, Band Thickness: 3.4mm, Weight: 1.58gms
Created on: Wednesday 1st September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 2nd September 2021
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This findspot is known as 'Bainton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: YORYM-A82D5D
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron unidentified object of a Post Medieval or Modern date (c. AD 1600-2050). The object consists of an iron bar, rectangular in section, with an integral loop in the centre through which a single link of iron chain loops through, which has bent out of shape most likely due to post depositional factors. It is likely that there would have been a series of iron chain links and that this bar would have been suspended by this means.
It's unclear exactly what this object is due to the lack of diagnostic features and also presence of heavy corrosion. It may have functioned …
Created on: Monday 19th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-14C9C3
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron bridle cheekpiece dating to the medieval period (c. AD 1150-1450). The bit consists of a single shaft, with an integral central loop, and either side one terminal fanning out and the other terminal broken. The form of the bit is similar to one recognised by Ward Perkins (Museum of London 1940, 80-82 type B), as part of the 'snaffle'. This would have linked the bit to the headstall and reins by which the rider controls the horse (Clark et al, 1995).
The metal has a reddish-brown colour.
The bridle bit is 102.9mm long, 11.4mm wide and 6.2mm thick. The diamet…
Created on: Monday 12th August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-13CF47
Object type: FLAT IRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Box Iron or slug iron of Post Medieval date (c. AD 1700-1900). The iron consists of a triangular shaped, solid brick of iron known as the 'slug'. The tip of the triangle has been squared off. This brick would have been heated in the fire and placed into a hollow ironing box, in order to keep the iron hot for longer, as opposed to the earlier simple 'flat irons'. This is a variation on earlier Box Irons, which were typically filled with charcoal in order to keep them hot. The development of the 'slug', allowed the ironing surface to be kept away from the charcoal and thus…
Created on: Monday 12th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-131282
Object type: FLAT IRON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Box Iron or slug iron of Post Medieval date (c. AD 1700-1900). The iron consists of a triangular shaped, solid brick of iron known as the 'slug'. This brick would have been heated in the fire and placed into a hollow ironing box, in order to keep the iron hot for longer, as opposed to the earlier simple 'flat irons'. This is a variation on earlier Box Irons, which were typically filled with charcoal in order to keep them hot. The development of the 'slug', allowed the ironing surface to be kept away from the charcoal and thus was kept cleaner (History of Ironing- Old and…
Created on: Monday 12th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-748913
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron spearhead of Medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1400 - 1700. The spearhead has an elongated triangular blade with slight raised mid-ribs resulting in a losengiform section. The base of the blade opens into a hollow conical socket, now filled with iron corrosion.
The spearhead is 218.9mm long, 40.1mm wide, 12mm thick and weighs 303g. The socket is 27.1mm in diameter and 4.1mm thick. It is 23.4mm deep to the corrosion product.
The welded socket is strongly suggestive of a date in the later medieval to Post-Medieval period.
Created on: Thursday 11th July 2019
Last updated: Sunday 24th September 2023
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