Record ID: NMS-D432F7
Object type: TALLY
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
“Tally stone”, marked on a water worn pebble of mid-grey slightly banded, fine grained siltstone, in good sunlight, very, very fine specks of mica are visible within the stone. The twenty tallies are cut in to the lateral edge on the straighter of the two sides, they are a V cut with either a file (or similar) or cut with a sharp blade, the edges of which have rounded off slightly over the years and they appear to be a non-recent addition to the surface of the stone. The uppermost incision is 2.31 mm apart (measured from the deepest part of the cut to the next dee…
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-13FA27
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a perforated whetstone, or shapening stone, of uncertain Bronze Age to post-medieval date. It is an elongated rectangular shape with a small circular hole through the surviving end. The rock is fine-grained grey-brown with a laminar fracture. Length: 47.79mm, width: 13.35mm, thickness: 5.39mm, weight: 5.71g
Created on: Monday 10th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 10th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-66C54F
Object type: MILLSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete limestone rotary millstone of unknown date. It is circular in shape with a small circular 'eye' in the centre. The griding surface is dressed with fine parallel grooves arranged in groups ('harps') radiating out from the centre at slightly different angles to enhance the griding process. There is a small amount of damage to the outer edges of both faces.
Created on: Thursday 8th October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 21st September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-07F807
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment of worked stone of uncertain date. Approximately one third of an originally circular stone survives, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The stone is extremely hard, pale yellow to white in colour, and slightly pink along one of the old breaks, perhaps as a result of post-usage exposure to heat or fire. Both faces are extremely smooth and have central indentations. It appears plausible that these smooth indentations are a product of use-wear, although for precisely what or when remains unclear. The surviving fragment measures 102.24mm in length, 46.75mm…
Created on: Thursday 4th June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 10th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-88BBE9
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and worn stone object, probably a whetstone or hone of uncertain date. It is formed from a very finely grained dark grey to black stone, and is square in section and rectangular in form. All surfaces show signs of extensive wear and corrosion, resulting in all corners being rounded and the surfaces slightly concave in places. Towards the old breaks there is what appears to be a single band or constriction running around the object. The entire object measures 31.54mm in length, 12.92mm in width, 11.30mm in thickness, and 9.18g in weight. This is probably a very worn st…
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barking', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-AA85DD
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a grey volcanic lava stone quern of uncertain date. Only part of one face survives, the remainder of the object is missing due to old breaks, now worn. The remains are sub-rectangular in form with a grinding face that has multiple parallel grooves. All edges terminate in old breaks. This quern measures 135.99mm in length, 128.90mm in width, 24.05mm in thickness, 602g in weight. The grooves on the quern are very large, perhaps suggesting it is a fragment from a Medieval millstone.
Created on: Friday 12th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 12th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-527469
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
3 fragments grey lava quern stone probably imported from the Rhine of Roman or Medieval date. They have a combined total weight of 3350g.
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 15th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ousden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A62EBC
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A bi-conical stone bead of uncertain date. It has a central circular aperture. This bead measures 16.25mm in diameter, 20.55mm in height, 7.02g in weight. There is a similar example recorded on the PAS database (KENT-3704E3). Dr Kevin Leahy writes: it is likely that this find represent a fossil sponge known as 'porosphaera' which, although used as beads during some periods of the past, are natural in origin.
Created on: Monday 7th July 2014
Last updated: Friday 18th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunwich', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-190ED8
Object type: WORKED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A roughly rectangular fragment of burnt worked stone. One face is rectangular and smooth. This worked object measures 78.82mm in length, 73.83mm in width, 30.98mm in thickness, 273.28g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 25th March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 25th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barking', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-23F8A3
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete pendant whetstone of uncertain date. It is formed from a medium to dark grey fine grained and micaceous stone, perhaps a micaceous schist, and is square in section, rectangular in form, terminating in old breaks at one end. The surviving end is triangular in profile with a worn hourglass perforation, an attempted second circular perforation visible on one side of the complete end. The entire object measures 50.43mm in length, 10.98mm in width, 11.81mm in thickness and 13.24g in weight. This is an incomplete pendant whetstone of uncertain date, possibly dating to the Earl…
Created on: Monday 19th August 2013
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cavenham', grid reference and parish protected.