Record ID: NARC-980BB6
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete hand made iron arrowhead dating to the medieval period. The arrow is socketed, with a long socket of c. 45mm, and has a barbed head with a noticeable medial longitudinal spine. In profile it takes the shape of a circle with triangular protrusions on either side. Jessop (1997, 3) notes that this is a 'relatively simple design', the central spine providing 'improved lateral strength and aerodynamic properties'. The tips of the barbs have suffered abrasions, as has the terminal of the socket. This form is that described by Roger Ascham in 1545 as the 'broad head' or 'swal…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-8205E3
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily corroded iron key of probable post-medieval date. The bow would originally have been oval but approximately half is now missing. The stem is of circular section, hollow, and has a collar at the bow end. The bit has a straight front vertical edge and, on the other side, two wards and two clefts. It measures 147.4mm long by 41.9mm wide and 14.4mm thick. It weighs 78.44g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-702115
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Wrought iron rondel dagger handle with a cast coppper alloy guard and the remains of the end of the short, single-edged blade. The handle tapers towards the pommel end. There are three rivet holes in the handle which would have held the wooden haft. The dagger is 123.5 mm long, 25 mm wide and 4 mm thick. The guard is flat in profile and oval in plan and is 59 mm long, 20 mm wide and 2.6 mm thick. Ward Perkins (1993) illustrates a similar example on page 45, Plate VIII, Figs. 4 & 5, Nos.A1306 & A1773, which are dated to the latter half of the 15th century.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-1766D5
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron nail of unknown date, it is possibly medieval to post-medieval in date. The nail has a rectangular section and a square head. The head = 19.7 x 16.8 mm.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southease', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-1515C1
Object type: AWL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron awl of probable Roman date. The object is of square section and tapers from the centre to a point at each end. It measures 40.9mm long by 5.5mm wide and weighs 3.2g. It is heavily corroded.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-ED14C2
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Nearly complete iron spear head. The spear head is socketed, open and and tapers to the blade. The socket terminal is damaged. The blade is lozenge shaped in cross-section and has wide shoulders tapering to the tip. The blade is slightly bowed above the shoulders and the tip has been bent over and now points down towards the socket. The bends have patinated breaks and appear to have been done intentionally rather than the result of accidental damage. The external diameter of the socket is 16mm. The blade length is approximately 225mm in total, and 5mm thick, although some of th…
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-EBD5B7
Object type: HOB NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six forged iron nails. Small nails with square, domed heads and short, square sectioned, tapering shanks. Several of the nails are bent over at the ends. These are similar to Roman hobnails. Sample dimensions: 12.95 x 9.68 x 7.11 mm Sample weight: 0.85 g Total weight:7.27
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2005
Last updated: Sunday 9th October 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-D6A774
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman spear-head dating to the mid 1st century AD. The spearhead fits into Manning’s Group 1A classification and it is a small-bladed spearhead. The spearhead has been carefully made with a welded socket. The socket is a closed type, but now has a damaged mouth due to corrosion. The mouth of the socket measures 30.27mm in diameter. The socket is 91.76mm in length. The blade is leaf-shaped, with rounded edges and rounded shoulders. The section on the blade is flat on both surfaces. The blade has blunt edges and a damaged tip. The blade measures 47.17mm x 57.66 mm. There is a…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Billingshurst', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-D4FBA4
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large hand made iron nail. The head is rectangular, measuring 50mm by 38mm and has a thickness on 11mm. The shank is 64mm long and is rectangular in section, tapering from 13mm to 4mm at the tip. The nail probably dates to the Medieval period.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-84F5D2
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman iron knife not represented in the knives of Manning's Catalogue of the Romano-British iron tools, fittings and weapons in the British Museum, 1985. The knife is 187mm in length, the blade occupying 116mm of this. The handle is rectangular in section, measuring 10x11mm in width and thickness. It terminates in a loop 21mm in diameter (internal 5mm, although the loop is heavy with corrosion). The blade itself is curving along the cutting edge and is a (very) elongated S in shape. The back of the blade also curves in a very elongated S-shape, but at an angle so it narrows the blad…
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-82B7E4
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small spherical cast iron cannonball. Diameter c.46mm, weight 305g. Weighing c.0.5lb and measuring 1.5" this could have come from a Serpentine gun, a small matchlock cannon with c.1.5" bore firing 0.5lb shot.
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-815BB8
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete iron socketed arrowhead. The arrowhead has a circular socket measuring 7mm in internal diameter. The socket tapers to the central spine and is approximately 38mm in length before it meets the barbs. The two barbs lie close to the socket, giving the arrow head a smooth slender profile. The wings are slightly curved.
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-813E94
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
D-shaped iron buckle frame. The frame is oval in cross-section. The pin is missing.
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-806CF4
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete large iron door key. The key has a solid circular-sectioned shank with two bits at the end. The shank extends slightly beyond the bit. The eye is missing.
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-804FB1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible iron mount. The object is well worn but has a moulded decoration on on surface, consisting of two plant stems, one of which has two further shorter curls of foliage coming off it. The sides of the object that compliment the curls of the foliage appear to be original, whereas the sides that transverse the motifs are breaks. The reverse is irregular, corroded and worn and shows no signs of attachment.
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-70F135
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large iron horseshoe. The shoe is very corroded and has two rivets remaining. The shoe looks unfinished; one side has been beaten flat however the other is still thick and rectangular in cross-section.
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-6B0B34
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron sewing ring. The edges slope inwards slightly at the open top and there is a flared rim at the base. Roughly made, with large circular indentations and thicker overlapping join. There is a horizontal line around the top of the area of indentations.
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Trig Stairs', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-57BE56
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron point with circular section stem, tapering to oval at the blunt end. The point is triangular in section.
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dowgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-444096
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An iron socketed spearhead of broadly medieval date. Though corroded, the artefact survives relatively well and the angular blade shape can be clearly discerned. The blade turns in after 115-120mm at an angle of approximately 140 degrees. Beyond the blade tapers to a width of 14.3mm at its junction with the socket. The blade is flat with a shallow lozengiform section. The socket expands to a hollow circular section of diameter 24.3mm over a length of 100mm. The socket is broken at its terminal across 13.6mm. If this socket was once split, a trait indicative of an Anglo- Saxon date, th…
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Monday 23rd May 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-4240B4
Object type: HOB NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron possible Roman hob nail, with a conical head and a tapering square cross-sectioned shaft. The head measures 11mm in base diameter and c7mm in height. The shaft tapers to a point and curves upwards at its tip, it is c9mm in length and c3.5mm in width and thickness. Hob nails were used in Roman military footwear, boots were made from three main pieces of leather, the upper the sole and the insole, all three layers were clenched together with hobnails, frequently arranged in patterns, some which were created to facilitate compfortable walking (Bishop and Coulston 1993, 100,…
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elveden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-F19C15
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knife handle and tang. The handle is of bone or antler and is oval in section, widening slightly to the rounded end. It is in two parts either side of an iron tang with an iron rivet remaining in the centre of one side. The handle is decorated with incised cross-hatching along each edge. It is broken on one side at the blade end. The iron tang is roughly rectangular, thickening where it meets the blade, of which only a small part remains.
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Billingsgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-EEEB45
Object type: FORK (UTENSIL)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron two pronged fork, with bone handle, dating to the post medieval period circa 1650 - 1750. Most of the fork prongs have corroded away. The handle is attached to the tang of the fork by three iron rivits.
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EE1861
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Anglo-Saxon iron knife blade and tang with the tip missing from the blade. It measures 84mm in total length. The tang is 27.3mm in length, 7.3mm in width tapering towards its temrinal to 5.7mm in width, it is 4.8mm in thickness and has a rectangular cross-section. The blade is triangular in shape and tapers towards its missing terminal end. It flares abruptly from the tang, it has a convex cutting edge and a straight back edge. It is 11.9mm in width at the tang end and 6.6mm in width at the terminal end. The back edge is thicker than the cutting edge, measuring c4.5m…
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Freckenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-B39242
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron L-shaped nail or wall hook. The nail is circular in cross-section. The nail could have been used as a wall hook or as a roof tile clamp.
Created on: Monday 28th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-B305E5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified iron object. The object has a rectangular plate, broken at either short end, with an integral loop on the reverse. The plate is like a grill, and might suggest that it was part of a fireplace.
Created on: Monday 28th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-866FF5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Unidentified iron object of Unknown date. Projected diameter 54mm, overall thickness 18mm. Weight 106.82g. When complete, the object would have probably been circular in plan and a thick outer rim forms a shallow container. The interior base is uneven and undulating. The interior base and the inner edges of the rim have a hard creamy white deposit in places. The exterior base is generally convex. All the surfaces of the object are rough and corroded. Poor condition.
Created on: Saturday 26th November 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-73A897
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval iron forked head arrow, with a damaged socket edge and possibly damaged tips to the forked end. It measures 60mm in length and max.45.6mm in width. The socket end is 13.5mm in diameter (internal 10.3mm) and narrows to 10.4mm in diameter just before the forked end projects (the socket ends here). It weighs 17.85g. Forked heads were used for hunting. Cf Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 1, Saunders (ed) 1991, p.87 fig.23 nos.69 & 70.
Created on: Friday 25th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-732305
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval iron broadhead arrow, missing the tips of its barbs which would have originally reached below the bottom of the socket. It is 75.8mm in length and max.44.9mm in width. It weighs 23.26g. The socket is slightly damaged at the open end and runs to the tip. At the open end it is 11.8mm in diameter (internal 7.3m) and narrows to 7mm just below where the head starts. Broadhead arrows were used primarily for hunting, being so large they would cause considerable damage to an animal and weaken it through loss of blood. They were also used in war especially between the 11th-13th century…
Created on: Friday 25th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-6E3782
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very large Fe key, with large circular handle. Dimensions: height 149.7mm, width 52.3mm, thickness 10mm, weight 69.80g.
Created on: Friday 25th November 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-355671
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman iron spearhead with flame-shaped blade, broken in two part: blade and socket. The flame-shaped blade has a lozenge cross-section while the socket has a circular cross-section. It is in a good condition.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gloucestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-0AFC81
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Complete iron round shot of probable seventeenth century date (AD 1600 - AD 1700). Diameter 39mm. (roughly 1.5 inches). Weight 217.28g. (7.6645 ounces). The shot is probably ammunition for a long barreled piece known as a culverin or robinet (Blackmore 1976, 391-409). It is slightly pitted and corroded. About 50% of the original surface survives.
Created on: Sunday 20th November 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-E01315
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete iron knife blade. The tang is circular in cross-section and has a circular collar before the blade. The blade has an arched back and a lowered cutting edge.
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-DFFE71
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete large iron door key of probable 17th-18th C. AD date. The key has an oval bow and a solid circular shank. The bit has two teeth contained within a collar.
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-DFE715
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete large iron door key of probable 17th-18th C. AD date. The key has a broken oval bow and a solid circular shank. One tooth of the but survives.
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CAM-DEF563
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an iron spear head [Swanton's Type H3] dating to the early Early medieval period. The fragment is lozengiform in section and comprises a portion of the blade nearest to the socket. The spearhead expands and then tapers to a point, which is missing. It measures 132mm in length, a maximum of 49mm in width and has a thickness of 7mm. It is similar to examples known from Graves 28 and 36, Edix Hill, Barrington. (Malim and Hines, 1998)
Created on: Friday 18th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cambridgeshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-B3F055
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Trapezoidal iron buckle frame. One straight bar with two bars at right angles, meeting a sloping outer edge with rounded corners. The object is wider at one rounded corner. Concretion makes it difficult to discern detail. No pin.
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-B3DF93
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cap from the end of a knife handle. Oval sectioned at the handle end. The other end is more triangular in section with three short protrusions at each corner. The copper alloy coating is wrapped around the inner iron surface in diagonal strips, forming a ring where it meets the knife handle.
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-AFCAB3
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval iron rotary key. The key is broken at the hollow shank and the bit is missing. The shank terminates with a kidney-shaped bow. The key is starting to corrode slightly and the iron is flaking. The surviving length of the key is 54.9mm, the length of the bow is 36.0mm, the width of the bow is 19.3mm and the diameter of the shank is 10.9mm. The weight is 22.20g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 4th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wrawby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-9ECB05
Object type: CLEAVER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast iron probable cleaver, probably dating to the Roman period between AD 43-410 (length: 185mm; width: 51mm; thickness at shaft: 15mm; weight: 220.70g). The artefact has an incomplete sub-rectangular tang (approximate length: 55mm), which expands outwards into a straight-backed tool with a damaged blade/ cutting edge, which was probably curved in shape. Overall, the artefact is in a worn and corroded condition. Similar examples are illustrated in W H Manning's 'Catalogue of the Romano-British Iron Tools, Fittings and Weapons in the British Museum;, 1985, page 123, pl…
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-9EEB83
Object type: FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
Broad period: MODERN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Circular iron ring with broken T-shape attachment on one side. This is in the form of a horizontal bar, roughly rectangular in section, with a rectangular sectioned piece joining it along half its length.
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-9E5A56
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast iron probable hand-hammer, probably dating to the Roman period between AD 43-410 (length: 104mm; width: 43mm; thickness: 22mm; weight: 202.65g). The artefact has a round eye set in an almost circular flat-sectioned head, which becomes narrow to either side to probably form a square face at one end and a cross-pane at the other. Both extensions to either side are incomplete, but one is longer and more intact than the other. Overall, the artefact is in a worn and corroded condition with numerous cracks at weeping on the surface. A similar example is illustrated in …
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-8C4B17
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron arrowhead of medieval date which is likely to be of the London Museum type 14-15, which were exclusively designed for hunting (London Museum 1940, 66-70, fig 16, no 14-15). This arrowhead is barbed and socketed, it measures 63.67mm in length and 19.1mm in width, the tips of the barbs are missing. The socketed shaft has a circular cross-section and is 9.3mm in width. Barbed arrowheads were the norm for hunting from the 13th century onwards.
Created on: Monday 14th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lakenheath', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-337EF6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small, circular iron buckle with attached pin. The pin (9mm long) is made from a single piece of wire wrapped around the buckle and extending outwards. The end has broken off. There is a partial break in the buckle loop, which is circular in section. Probably a shoe buckle.
Created on: Thursday 10th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-314160
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron, triangular based key with loop. The outer surface has heavily rusted which has caused the key hole to become covered and hidden from view on the surface of the padlock. The front of the ladlock has a raised, vertical bar which would have housed the hole to the key hole. There is a small rust hole in the top left hand corner of the front face which goes all the way through the front face. The reverse has another vertical bar in the middle, mirroring that of the front face but is not as prominent as the front bar. There appears to be traces of gilding on the reverse but it is n…
Created on: Thursday 10th November 2005
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
No spatial data available.

Record ID: BUC-1DF1B7
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval iron arrowhead with a triangular head and a circular sectioned, socketed shaft. The diameter of the shaft is 9.07mm. There is a slight ridge along the centre of the head. See Jessop 1996 'Type MP6', suitable for military or hunting use.
Created on: Wednesday 9th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gayhurst', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-F42841
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small iron cannon ball, spherical iron ball. Diameter 40.2mm, weight 228g. Weighing c. 0.5lb, and measuring 1.5 inches this could have come from a Serpentine gun, a small matchlock cannon with c.1.5 inches bore firing 0.5lb shot.
Created on: Monday 7th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-2324F2
Object type: HINGE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Openwork iron fitting. It bears a superficial resemblance to a stirrup-strap mount. The object is roughly trapezoidal, with 5 circular holes perforating its body, and an angled flange projecting from its narrow edge. However the perforations are sunken to recieve screws, and this is probably a post-Medieval or modern fitting such as a hinge plate.
Created on: Friday 28th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HOLLINGBOURNE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-231121
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
End of blade of an Anglo-Saxon iron spearhead.
Created on: Friday 28th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HOLLINGBOURNE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-22F5F6
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron leaf-shaped Anglo-Saxon spearhead.
Created on: Friday 28th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HOLLINGBOURNE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F8F962
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron annular brooch of 13th to 15th century AD date. The object is heavily corroded and consists of a plain circular ring measuring 40.2mm in diameter. The pin is wrapped around the frame, has flat surfaces and tapers to a point. The brooch measures 8.3mm thick and weighs 15.5g.
Created on: Wednesday 26th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kensworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-E49550
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron axehead, possibly Late Iron Age but more likely Post-Medieval or modern. If it did date from the LIA, it would be a very rare Lancashire find indeed. The object is heavily corroded, but the socket and blade are still readily recognisable. Early Iron Age axes were made from forged, not wrought iron and it was difficult to form whole 'sockets' as were known from LBA socketed axes. For iron axes like this the wings needed to be reheated and hammered into the required shape. However, iron axes like this survive only very rarely and since post medieval and some modern tools apply this …
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fylde', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-638070
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron arrowhead. The arrow is barbed and socketed. It measures 50.1 mm in length and 41.2 mm wide. The tip is missing and the ends of the barbs are broken. The socket is 12.5 mm in diameter at the opening. The socket is centrally enclosed by the barbs which are flat and run down to the socket opening. The arrowhead is diamond shaped in section. The arrowhead is a derivative of Jessop's H3 type (1996, 194, 200; 1). The type was used for hunting and dates from the mid 13th century.
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-4F4323
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A spherical iron shot. Weight is 8 3/8 oz
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-4F30D6
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A spherical iron shot. Weight is 5.5oz
Created on: Tuesday 18th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-BCB263
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron case from a Medieval barrel padlock. The case has been treated with a copper-alloy casing on the surface and some linear decoration is visible through the ferrous corrosion. The lock case is a large example, at 107 mm long and 45.5 mm wide. It is hollow and sub-oval in section. Other examples are illustrated in Egan (e.g. 1998, 97; 251). The lock probably dates from the 13th to 14th centuries.
Created on: Tuesday 11th October 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-A7F8B5
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Single edged iron blade, with angled back and remains of tang surviving. In general form this artefact is similar to a large knife or small seax of the early Anglo-Saxon period but this may be coincidental; the bulk of the object is suggestive of a later date, and indeed this may be some form of agricultural item rather than a knife.
Created on: Monday 10th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 6th April 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-691574
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete iron unidentified object. The object is roughly spherical, solid and completely covered in ferrous corrosion.
Created on: Friday 7th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-65E287
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval incomplete iron prick spur, rectangular-sectioned sides, terminals missing, and broken sub-oval-sectioned goad, point missing. Surviving dimensions, 64 x 60mm. Prick spurs had largely gone out of use by about 1300 AD.
Created on: Friday 7th October 2005
Last updated: Monday 15th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beeston with Bittering', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CPAT-3952B8
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
Anglo-Norse sword (Peterson Type L) with total surviving length of c400mm measured from the tip of the hilt to the end of the broken blade, which is approximately c3mm thick. The blade measures c60mm wide at the hilt and tapers to a width of c45mm at the blade break. The three-part hilt is formed from two opposing, outwardly swept quillons of roughly square section, which each measuring c10mm thick and c90mm to 93mm in length. The hilt grip bar is slightly oblong in section, measuring c10mm thick and c15mm wide. The exposed length of the grip bar is c80mm. No handle or pommel fittings…
Created on: Wednesday 5th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-26FCC3
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The circular end plate and part of the internal mechanism from an iron barrel padlock. The mechanism comprises three projecting pins, one of which has a T-shaped section.
Created on: Tuesday 4th October 2005
Last updated: Friday 1st July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crawley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-265314
Object type: FIREARM
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of the trigger lock guard of a carbine firearm, dating to the post medieval (civil war) period. The guard has two circular rivet holes, one at the attachment end and one in the middle. Possibly from a wheellock carbine (Dutch).
Created on: Tuesday 4th October 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 27th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rotherhithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-25D542
Object type: FORK (UTENSIL)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medievial iron fork with antler handle. The handle of the folk is slighlty curved (following the shape of the bone). This item dates to the 1650 -1700.
Created on: Tuesday 4th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rotherhithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-243AD8
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large iron chisel, with a well define point and little signs of wear at the broad end that would have been hammered.
Created on: Tuesday 4th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-D24463
Object type: WEAPON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval cast iron socketed (armour piercing) arrow head. The blade is slightly narrower than the socket, straight and tapers to a point. It has a lozenge shaped section. The metal is corroded and has a dark reddish-brown patina.
Created on: Friday 30th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bexhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-D10B58
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron spear head, dating to the Roman period. The spear is leaf shaped with a poorly defined mid rib. There is an oval cut out on one edge of the spear head. The spear head extends to a semi-circular closed socket. Some wood still remains in the socket. The spear appears to be ceremonial in nature in that it could never have functioned effectively as a weapon. It can be compared with iron 'standard points'. It measures 200mm in length, a maximum of 55mm in width and has a maximum thickness of 5mm. The socket has a diameter of 16mm. The spear head weighs 107.1 grams. It is somethi…
Created on: Friday 30th September 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 8th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-C0BDD7
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast iron spear of uncertain date, possibly Roman or early-medieval. The spearhead is leaf-shaped with minimal space between the point at which the blade turns in and the shaft. The shaft, a useful diagnostic element, has unfortunately been broken close to the blade and the remainder lost. It is oval in section as it has survived; it would presumably have continued into a circular shaft. It is impossible for reasons given above to state whether or not the shaft was split. The blade is of a shallow lozengiform section (with rounded corners) and tapers gradually toward…
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-BFB916
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and corroded cast iron key of probable post-medieval date. The key has a seemingly solid stem of circular section, corrosion making it impossible to establish with the naked eye whether it is hollow. The bow is now missing making it impossible to suggest and original length for this artefact. The opposite end has an extant projecting tip of 6.1mm. The bit is 16.1mm in length and 16.8mm in depth and is of an 'S' shaped form, the 'S' created by a pair of assymetrical clefts c. 9.7mm long. The further of the two clefts from the stem is now all but filled with iron corrosion product.
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-BF9C54
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn and corroded cast iron key. The key has a seemingly solid stem of circular section, corrosion making it impossible to establish with the naked eye whether it is hollow. The stem is 54.4mm in length between bit and bow. It tapers towards the bow which is now but a fragment but was probably of oval shape. The opposite end has an extant projecting tip of 10.2mm. The bit is composed of two wards perpendicular to the stem with a space between them of 17.3mm. Both wards feature three symmetrical projections into the space. The projection closest to the stem is 6mm away from i…
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NCL-908827
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete iron finger ring with a jasper intaglio setting dating to the second century AD. The fragment comprises the shoulders and bezel with inset oval intaglio. The intaglio is is engraved with a figure advancing right, possibly with head left. The figure may have its right arm outstretched or alternatively may be holding a basket or platter. Ian Marshman has tentatively identified the figure as Bonus Eventus. The finger ring has a present diameter of 23mm, the bezel has a width of 11mm and a thickness of 4mm. It weighs 3.5 grams. The finger ring appears to conform to Guiraud's…
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2005
Last updated: Monday 3rd June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-8FF083
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron dress hook dating to the late medieval/ early post medieval period. The dress hook is highly ellaborated on the front, with waht apears (despite corrosion of iron) to be a heart shape design with three inbossed circles. This main body of the hnook has gold tinning remaining in places. The body tapers to a simple hooked end. The back shows evidence of a rivit hole at the top, and i the middle of the body a further small hook.
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dowgate', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-3E4CB4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast iron body fragment from a medieval cauldron including what is possibly the base of a handle. The fragment is irregular in shape. There is a yellow residue on the interior, while the exterior is worn and highly corroded. The residue appears to mirror a casting seam around the waist of the vessel. Very approximately, the waist had a diameter of 220mm.
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-3E2F62
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn cast iron body fragment from a medieval cauldron including the rim. The fragment is irregular in shape. It features a small handle of the shape of a right-angled triangle. The everted rim has transverse linear moulded decoration. Although the rim is abraded it can be used to estimate a diameter for the top of the cauldron of c. 160mm, a small example.
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-2BC9F5
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large piece of iron ore from a blast furnace. The ore dates to the post-medieval period, from the 16th century onwards. This piece was found within a collection blast furnace slag, in an area about 2m x 2m at the edge of a ploughed field.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-2B8442
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of 16 large pieces of mainly blast furnace slag. A number of smaller pieces have also been included in the weight given below. Two of the piece may be an indeterminate stone. The slag is all shiny, green and vitreous. The collection dates to the post-medieval period, from the 16th century onwards. All of these pieces were found over an area about 2m x 2m at the edge of a ploughed field.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horsham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NCL-28A3B5
Object type: HINGE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified iron object, possibly a hinge strap of uncertain date. The object comprises a rectangular strip which is rectangular in section. At one end, the strip possesses a circular perforation; at the other, the strip is perforated before tapering to a circular section bar which extends at right angles to the strip. The object measures 101mm in length, 22mm in width, has a thickness of 4mm and a weight of 29g
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2005
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: NCL-27BA46
Object type: HINGE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron object, possibly part of a hinge dating to the Roman period. The object is a rectangular section strip bent to form a loop. It measures 65mm in length, 32mm in width and has a thickness of 20mm. It has a weight of 49.7g.
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2005
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: NCL-277406
Object type: HINGE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a probable iron hinge, possibly Roman in date. The fragment is highly corroded but comprises a rectangular strip bent at one end to form a loop. The hinge has a length of 51mm, a thickness of 25mm, a width of 29mm and a weighs 46.5g
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 2nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-12EBE3
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast iron axehead dating to the medieval period or slightly later. Triangular in form it is a Ward Perkins (1940; 1993, 55-59) Type II carpenter's axe. It features the characteristic tubular socket of sub-pentagonal section, and the indentation between the lower edge of the blade and the socket. The lower edge of the blade slopes down at a sharp angle of forty-five degrees while the upper blade edge curves upwards. The cutting edge has been abraded in its upper sections; it is 102.3mm in length. The remnant of the shaft survives within the socket in addition to a piece of i…
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-013796
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval iron arrowhead (11th – 14th century). The arrowhead is socketed (diameter of socket: 10.14mm) with splayed cutting barbs. The barbs are broken and missing and there is some damage to the end of the socket with a small section missing. Jessop (1997) identifies a range of early multi-purpose forms dating from the 11th – 14th century and this example fits comfortably within that bracket. Dimensions: length: 56.72mm; width: 30.17mm; thickness: 8.85mm; diameter: 10.14mm; weight: 13.26g. Reference: Jessop, O. 1997. Medieval Arrowheads. Finds Datasheet 22. Finds Rese…
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Silchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-EF66B8
Object type: ROTARY KEY
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a medieval iron rotary key. The bow and shank is all that remains of the key. The D-shaped bow has openwork decoration of four circles and a collar on the hollow shank. The surviving length of the key is 32.4mm, the length of the bow is 17.6mm, the width of the bow is 22.3mm and the diameter of the shank is 8.0mm. The weight is 11.34g.
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Roxby Cum Risby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-C396B1
Object type: LATCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast iron object, probably a post-medieval latch fastener. This object consists of a handle positioned at an angle of approximately forty-five degrees to the rest of the frame. The frame has a shoulder that leads into a straight element. The latter is 34.1mm in length, 9.8mm wide and 11.3mm thick. The 'shoulder' is of similar width, 42.1mm long and a maximum of 30.5mm in thickness. The 'handle' is of similar width at the junction with the shoulder but tapers to 6.2mm before flaring out to a terminal 13.5mm wide. On examples illustrated in Alcock and Hall (1994, 34) the ter…
Created on: Monday 5th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-9AE021
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large fragment of iron tap slag, created as a by-product of iron smelting; bulbous surface and blue-black in colour, reflecting the manganese which replaces the iron in the slag; Roman period or possibly later. We know that the iron ore vein was exploited in this area in the Post-medieval to modern periods, but this is unlikely to be later than 16th century in date, according to expert analysis under XRF at English Heritage.
Created on: Saturday 3rd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2019
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Record ID: CORN-9AD4D6
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medium-sized fragment of iron tap slag, created as a by-product of iron smelting; smooth, angular surface and blue-black in colour, reflecting the manganese which replaces the iron in the slag; Roman period or possibly later. We know that the iron ore vein was exploited in this area in the Post-medieval to modern periods, but this is unlikely to be later than 16th century in date, according to expert analysis under XRF at English Heritage
Created on: Saturday 3rd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: CORN-9A7EC5
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small fragment of iron tap slag, created as a by-product of iron smelting; smooth, shiny surface and blue-black in colour, reflecting the manganese which replaces the iron in the slag; Roman period or possibly later. We know that the iron ore vein was exploited in this area in the Post-medieval to modern periods, but this is unlikely to be later than 16th century in date, according to expert analysis under XRF at English Heritage.
Created on: Saturday 3rd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-840652
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast circular iron fragment from a medieval padlock. This discoidal element has dished obverse and reverse faces. On the obverse it features two rectangular depressions and a rectangular perforation; the depressions are on the same plane while the hole is perpendicular to them. On the reverse face the depressions turn into protrusions. The hole and the depressions presumably represent the way that these items were moved to allow opening and locking of the lock. The object is very worn and corroded. A complete example with similar perforations can be found illustrated in Egan (19…
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-5D3BD1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and corroded cast iron mount. The mount is quatrilobe in form with a convex central boss. The boss is 22mm in diameter and features an off-centre circular perforation, probably for attachment. The four lobes are each themselves bilobial and have suffered from abrasions and wear. The mount is probably of medieval date.
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NCL-4383D5
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large spherical iron object, probably post medieval iron shot. The object weighs more than 1kg and has a diameter of 85mm. It has a pitted corroded surface.
Created on: Tuesday 30th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMGW-EDCD27
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Forged iron arrowhead of Medieval date, probably of 11th to 14th century date. The arrowhead is near complete, but has lost the tip and has a surviving height of 53.6mm. The arrowhead is socketed and has some damage around the socket rim, which has an external diameter of 12.7mm (9.7mm internal). The blade is leaf-shaped and has a maximum width of 17.6mm. The arrowhead is corroded and has been recently coated in a thick varnish. The arrowhead has a current weight of 10.4g. Jessop (1997, p 2-3) has highlighted the problems of ascribing function to arrowheads, beyond that of either hunti…
Created on: Friday 26th August 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 14th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-DD4632
Object type: POINT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Point, length 43mm, width 14mm, thickness 5mm. The artefact is a broken and only the tip remains. From the slightly rounded tip the sides gently expand outwards giving the impression that in its original form the artefact may have been long and slender. There is a riser on both the left and right side, thus giving it a rhombus shaped cross-section, this shape makes it more likely to be a fragment of a weapon, rather than a knife. Similar styles of points are found on medieval arrowheads, together with roman and Anglo-Saxon spearheads, but because of the slender slope of the bl…
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-DCF166
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Whittle tanged iron knife, surviving length 78mm, width 25mm thickness 5mm. Remains of the rectangular sectioned tang at one end, 26mm long, 12mm wide, thickness 5mm. From the tang the blade expands, the lower edge more steeply angled than the upper. The back is almost straight but angles slightly downwards, the cutting edge rises upwards at an angle to meet at the point. The end of the blade is missing and is only 50mm long, but judging by the angle of the blade, it may have been approximately 110mm long. Because the knife is so corroded it is difficult to give an exact date b…
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-DCE0F6
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Whittle tanged iron knife, length 88mm, width 19mm, thickness 5mm. Remains of the rectangular cross section tang survive, 11mm long, 14mm wide, thickness 6mm. The back of the knife is stepped by 5mm, the back is approximately 3mm wide, the tip is missing. Most of the blade has corroded away, leaving an uneven edge. The reason the blade may have been affected by corrosion so much more so than the rest of the knife is probably because the knife is made of iron whilst the blade may have had a higher carbon content (ie steel), the carbon in the iron helps to facilitate corrosion. …
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-35DFD4
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A wrought iron key dating to the late medieval to post-medieval period. The key comprises a solid, circular section stem, which widens towards the bit. The bow is missing. The bit is rectangular but the rust makes it impossible to see the shape.
Created on: Wednesday 17th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burwash', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-33AD87
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Iron nail, date unknown. This nail has a flat oval shaped head, which appears to be incomplete along one edge so may have been circular in shape orginally, and a square cross-sectioned shaft. Its terminal end is bent over at right angles to the shaft. It measures 29mm in length and 15mm in width across the head and 8mm in width across the shaft.
Created on: Wednesday 17th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lowestoft', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-891A42
Object type: STRIKING EQUIPMENT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fire steel, striker light, dating to the post medieval period. The lighter is U shaped, and has flat surfaces on both sides. On side of the u shape is thicker, the thinner side curves into itself at the terminous
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Customs House', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-890423
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Medieval iron hammer head, 89mm long, 28mm wide and 28mm thick. It is rectangular in form with a central hole for attachment to a handle. In profile it tapers to a point at one end.
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-88DED7
Object type: MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron post-medieval Jew's Harp. Full rounded head with two complette arms, the tongue is missing although the rabbet on the head for attachment of the tongue remains.
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 18th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cranes Wharf', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-888355
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ivory knife handle, with iron whittle tang knife blade remains although most of blade is missing. Oval shaped handle, which widens towards the top. At the top is a small copper alloy decorative mount. This small knife is worn on the belt. The knife dates to the medieval period.
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cranes Wharf', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-F96282
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast iron unidentified object in the form of a ring, dating to the post-Medieval period (length: 36.3mm; diameter: 29.8mm; thickness: 15.1mm; weight: 30.01g). The ring is particularly flat in section with an inner diameter of 12.9mm and casting ridges just visible down the outside edges. At the top of the artefact, there is a small protrusion/ platform that seems to have been broken across the top. At the bottom of the artefact, there are triangular protrusions on either side running down to a sub-lozenge shaped base with some iron corrosion visible. The artefact is i…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Waterhouses', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-F5B587
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cannon ball of post-medieval (probably English Civil War) date (1600-1700AD). The cannonball is sub-spherical with a diameter of 106mm (4.18 inches [4 inches 3/16]). It weighs 5.2 kilograms (11.5lbs). It is made of iron which has been presumably cast. There is a small linear ridge running around part of the ball, which might be the remains of the casting flange. The ball is of a mid-brown orange colour with areas of flaking and active corrosion. The cannon ball is in fairly good condition; however, there are a number of areas which exhibit pitting, denting, and grazes. This might s…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 22nd November 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-F493F2
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete iron knife. The knife has an offset whittle tang. The blade has a flat back and a tapering blade.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.