Record ID: SOM-DBC6F3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval cast copper alloy double-loop buckle frame, missing its pin and plate. It has oval loops which are D-shaped in section with a flat back. At the centre of the outerside of each loop is an oval expansion moulded into a rose shape. There are oval knops either end of the strap bar. The buckle is now very distorted. It measures 50.8mm long, 24.4mm wide and 2.9mm thick; it weighs 7.86g. It is similar to Whitehead (1996: 66) no. 407 which he dates to c.1550-1650 AD.
Created on: Friday 29th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-DBA537
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy double looped buckle. The loops are both trapezoid with the outer edges wider than the strap bar. The outer edges of both loops are widened in the centre into triangular ends. The sides are trapezoid in section with flat front and broader flat back and angled sides. The strap bar has a lobed knop at either end. The pin is missing. It measures 49.2mm in length, 25.3mm in width, 2.2mm in thickness and weighs 6.96g. Whitehead (2003; 82) illustrates a similar example, no. 513, which he dates to 1620-1680 AD.
Created on: Friday 29th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-DB8641
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or Post Medieval cast copper-alloy double-loop buckle frame. The frame has two oval loops with flat backs and inner sides and rounded outer sides. The strap bar is narrowed. At the centre of each outer edge are three incised lines, the inner straight and the outer lines angled outwards. It is 31.9mm long, 26.8mm wide and 2.3mm thick, it weighs 4.00 grams in total. A similar example is illustrated in Margeson (1993:30, no.164) from a 17th century context , although with only one incised line rather than three, it is likely similar simple forms were in use by c.1350 (Egan and…
Created on: Friday 29th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 29th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-870DD5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy double looped buckle length 47mm, width 23mm, thickness 2.5mm, weight 7.39g. Trapezoidal frames with an extended triangular forward edge. Narrowed strap bar with a flanking knop at either end. Date 1600-1700
Created on: Monday 25th June 2012
Last updated: Monday 25th June 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-A10035
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One loop of a Post medieval cast copper alloy double loop buckle. The remaining loop is D-shaped and triangular in section with an angled front, flat back and inner side. There is a triangular expansion in the centre of the outer edge and at either end of the strap bar. The expansions have three raised lines seperated by incised lines angling in from a curved, lobed outer edge to meet at a point on the inner side. The strap bar is narrowed with iron corrosion at one point, probably the remains of the pin. It is 28.6mm long, 26.2mm wide and 2.1mm thick; it weighs 3.61 grams. Whitehe…
Created on: Thursday 14th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 15th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hinton St George', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8ACD75
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy single loop trapezoid buckle frame, missing its pin and plate. The sides of the frame ate D-shaped in section with the outer edge longer than the strap bar. Both have indents in the centre for the pin. The outer edge has small rounded knops projecting from each corner and a larger oval knop projecting from the centre. The central knop appears to be decorated by incised lines but these are worn. It is 23.2mm wide, 26.7mm long, 3.3mm thick and weighs 4.43 grams. It is generally similar to examples illustrated by Whitehead (2003:30) no.165-6, dated to c.1250-…
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Chinnock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-8A6C90
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper-alloy double-loop buckle frame with trapezoid loops, one of which is almost completely missing to old breaks, and an incomplete pin. The loops are rectangular in cross section and on the complete one the outer edge is extended into a point in the centre flanked by rounded knops at the corners. There is an engraved transverse line in the centre of the outside edge acting as a pin rest. There are projecting knops at the ends of the narrowed strap bar. The pin is formed of a strip of copper alloy wrapped loosely around the strap bar and narrowing gradually form …
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Chinnock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-89BC16
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy double loop buckle frame with seperate iron spindle, copper alloy pin and chape. The outer frame is rectangular with round corners. The outer edges widen towards the centre with with an inward curve and have a raised central section with tapers in width towards the outer ends. The raised sections have an indented central line as a pin rest flanked by multiple punched diagonals giving a leaf patten. It is thickened and slightly widened in the centre of the top and bottom sides with a transverse hole drilled through the thickened area. There is the rus…
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Chinnock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-601195
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy double loop buckle frame with seperate iron spindle. The outer frame is copper alloy and a continuous loop with round ends and concave top and bottom sides. The ends have a projecting lip at the back and are decorated with a raised central section with tapers in width towards the outer ends. The raised sections have an indented central line as a pin rest flanked by multiple punched diagonals giving a leaf patten. They are flanked by punched double concentric rings then pairs of lines. In the centre of the top and bottom edges are three raised transver…
Created on: Monday 11th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dowlish Wake', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-CAEBF0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper-alloy double-loop buckle frame. The loops are D shaped in plan and trapezoidal in section with angled sides and wider back. From the centre of the outer edges of each loop projects a tri-lobed extension. The extension is stamped with an annulet in the centre with eight grooves projecting away from it, two grooves in each direction. There are smaller rounded knops projecting at each corner of the frame. The narrow strap bar is tringular in section and recessed from the frame with a lobed knop at each end. The pin is missing but there is a lump of iron corrosion on …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Cuthbert Out CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-CAB2E0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy double loop buckle frame. It has two oval loops which are triangular in section with a flat back and inner side and convex curved outer side. The outer edges of the loops are widened. The strap bar is narrowed with lobed knops at either end. The pin is missing. One loop is bent upwards and the loop and strap bar are distorted. The frame is 36.8mm long, 24mm wide and 3.4mm thick. It weighs 6.58 grams. A similar example with a recessed strap bar is illustrated in Whitehead (2003:54, Nos. 307) which he suggests dates to c.1500-1650 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Cuthbert Out CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-CA7D15
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy double-loop oval buckle with a complete pin. In the centre of the outer edge of each loop is a pair of protruding moulded knops with a indent and incised line between them where the pin rests. The frame is thin and C-shaped in section with a concave back. The strap bar is narrowed and slightly protrudes from the frame with a lobed knop on each end. The pin is a thinning and narrowing strip of copper alloy which loops around the strap bar at the broad end and ends in a sharp point. The buckle measures 35.3mm long, 20.7mm wide, 5.6mm thick including the pin (2…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wookey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B59CC2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or Post Medieval copper alloy double loop buckle frame. The frame has two oval loops with widened outer edges. They are triangular in section with flat backs and a rounded ridge around the front. One of the loops has a small perpendicular groove in the middle where the pin was. The strap bar is narrowed. The pin is missing. It is 24.3mm long, 19.1mm wide and 2.3mm thick; it weighs 3.04 grams. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead (Nos. 294-5, No. 334, 2003: 53-7) and are dated to c.1350-1650 AD.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chedzoy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A0BA82
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a late Roman cast copper alloy buckle, probably of Hawkes and Dunning Type IA. The fragment consists of the outer edge and one side of the oval shaped buckle, the rest is lost to old breaks. It is D-shaped in section, the front is convex and the back flat. The front of the outer edge is moulded into two dolphins heads facing each other with open jaws holding a pellet between them. The dolphins both have prominent crests, deeply indented eyes and indents between the cheek and open mouth. The crests are decorated with incised diagonal lines. There is a large indent…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chedzoy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-62A024
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy rectangular buckle with a complete locking arm and pin. The upper and lower sides of the frame are widened about one third of the way along from the inner edge and drilled to hold the seperate spindle for the pin. The pin is cast seperately from copper alloy and has a solid tube that goes over the spindle from which projects a long, flat triangular point. A separate locking bar sits on the end of the spindle, outside the frame. It extends out at 90 degrees to the frame then curves to form a U-shaped arm which terminates in a spherical knob with notches around it.…
Created on: Friday 18th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 19th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stogumber', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-61C4C7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper-alloy double-loop buckle frame with trapezoid loops, one of which is 90% missing to old breaks, and a complete pin. The loops are rectangular in cross section and on the complete one the outer edge is extended into a point in the centre flanked by rounded knops at the corners. There is an engraved notch in the centre of the outside edge on the front acting as a pin rest and an incised transverse line running down the outer edge. There are projecting knops at the ends of the narrowed strap bar. The pin is formed of a strip of copper alloy wrapped loosely aroun…
Created on: Friday 18th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 19th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterhampton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-29C460
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy pin of Medieval date (c. 1250 - c. 1400), with an oval loop at one end, which has become detached from an annular buckle or possibly brooch. The pin is D-shaped in cross-section with flat bottom and rounded top. It narrows slightly throughout its length from the loop towards the tip. The tip is undercut slightly. On the top of the shaft, near the junction with the loop there is a raised transverse line. The loop is probably incomplete asit is only 2/3rds of a circle. The pin is 36.2mm long including the loop, 10.5mm wide and 4.5mm thick; it weighs 2.96 grams. The…
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 9th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middlezoy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-114C52
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of the front of a Post Medieval buckle plate. The plate has two long rectangular tabs that looped over the strap bar with a rectangular pin slot between them. They have broken across the bent end with a patinated break. At the end of the tabs the plate expands out into an oval then narrows abruptly before expanding out slightly to the terminal. Most of the terminal is also missing to an old break. There is a circular rivet hole in the centre of the oval and part of a second where the plate has broken before the terminal. The front has moulded foliate decoration in the style known…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 9th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westonzoyland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-0F8134
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Post Medieval buckle with cast copper alloy double loop buckle frame and cast strap plate both decorated with all over moulding. The frame has one surviving oval loop with slightly widened outer edges, the other loop is almost completely missing with only short stubs projecting form the strap bar and ending in old breaks. The front and back are bevelled and the front is decorated with a raised rim around the inner side of the loops and a raised foliate pattern (the pattern is described by Whitehead (see below) as vine scroll). The strap bar is narrowed and recessed with lob…
Created on: Friday 20th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nynehead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-EDBF68
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of one loop of a Post medieval cast copper alloy double loop buckle. The remaining loop is oval with a scallop shell shaped expansion in the centre of the outer edge. The expansion has a curved outer side from which six raised lines angle in to meet at a rounded point on the inner side of the outer edge. The rest of the loop is traingular in section with a flat back and inner side. It is 19.2mm long, 25.6mm wide and 2.4mm thick; it weighs 3.14 grams. Whitehead (2003:65) illustrates a similar but complete example, no.403, which he dates to c.1550-1650 AD. SOMDOR-4CA602 on this d…
Created on: Wednesday 18th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 19th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Petherton', grid reference and parish protected.