Record ID: YORYM-6982C1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver short cross penny of John, Class 5.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Penrith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-659634
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy flanged axehead of Bronze Age date. The axehead is sub-rectangular in plan expanding in width towards the blade and tapering slightly towards the butt end. The blade is flat and featureless and from each corner of the blade tip two curved flanges extend along the outer edges. The flanges terminate at the rounded butt end. No casting flashes are visible and may have been removed after production. The metal has a mid yellowish-green patina and is very worn. The axehead is 111.3mm long, 51.5mm wide at the blade, 21.6mm wide at the butt end, 20.8mm thick and w…
Created on: Wednesday 30th November 2011
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bromfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-FD9649
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete flat axe-chisel or narrow bladed chisel dating from the Early Bronze Age, c. 2200 - 1800 BC. The body of the object is near-parallel with straight sides which very slightly tapers towards the head. Flanges can be found on each side of the body. The body is lentoid in cross-section for a short portion before it transitions to sub-rectangular. A possible proto stop ridge is visible at the point where the blade expands. The axe splays at the blade which comprises a flat flared crescentic blade that is an elongated hexagon in cross-section. The blade ed…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WREX-BDA4F0
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified object of uncertain date, possibly mould fragment. The object is copper alloy and is broadly rectangular in both section and plan. The mould appears to be one half of whatever was being cast within it. The cavity comprises a half circular 46mm in diameter with a maximum thickness of 11mm. From the centre of this section extends a semi-circular shaft 19mm in diameter and extending to the edge of the fragment (ie. 28mm). The exterior of the object is very rough and pitted. Width: 61.9mm; height: 49.5mm; thickness: 38.4mm; weight: 451.1g
Created on: Wednesday 13th May 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby Lonsdale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-4A4B32
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and clipped struck/ hammered silver halfgroat, minted by Henry VII and Archbishop Norton jointly (?) in Canterbury, between AD c. 1490 - 1500 (diameter: 18.5mm; thickness: 0.3mm; weight: 1.4g). Initial mark: tun (probably). The coin is in a slightly worn and fair condition. Ref: North, J, J, 1991, 'English Hammered Coinage Volume 2: Edward I to Charles II 1272 - 1662', page 102, ref no 1712.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanwix Rural', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-A18A30
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rough out for a Neolithic axe. The axe is knapped from a mid green/grey volcanic tuff which has developed a mottled brown coloured patina. This rock type is formed from compressed volcanic ash that is found in Britain in a band that runs from the Lake District (the Langdale’s source Group VI), through North Wales (Graig Lwyd Group VII), and into Cornwall and Devon (Groups XVI and IV respectively). Volcanic tuff is similar to flint in that it can be flaked, ground and polished. Considering the findspot, the source for this axe is from Langdale. The rough out is an irregular drop…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd July 2007
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2016
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Record ID: WAW-CACD0D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: penny of John (1199-1216) minted in Winchester by an unknown moneyer between AD 1204 and 1207. Class 5: North No. 968/4-971.
Created on: Saturday 14th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 17th July 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-466BE1
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flake of stone probably a waste flake from making a Langdale Axe, dating from the Early Neolithic Period. There were quarries for the stone for axes in Langdale. The lumps of stone were roughly shaped at sites not far from the quarries before being taken down into the valleys to be ground and polished into their final form. This flake was probably removed when roughly shaping an axe. There are facets from previous removals on the flake. The stone is Langdale Tuff.
Created on: Monday 17th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-E70566
Object type: AXEHEAD ROUGHOUT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
A stone axehead roughout made from Langdale epidotized tuff stone and dating from the Neolithic Period, 4000 BC - 2350 BC. The roughout is ovoid in plan and sub-rectangular in profile, with a sub-rectangular section at one end, and a sub-oval section at the other. The roughout has knapped edges at the rounded, oval-sectioned end and it is roughly axe-shaped, but it was not completed. The faces are still flat and unworked in most places, and the surface is rough: is has not been polished. Work was discontinued and the roughout was discarded for unknown reasons. The roughout can b…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 23rd February 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-7ED5A2
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
A group of 8 Post Medieval coins: a three pence of Charles II, two half crowns of William III, a half crown of Anne, a shilling of George I, and three shillings of George II. All are official British coins, and will thus have been struck to the sterling standard, i.e. 92.5% fine metal. They range from the reign of Charles II in 1684 to the most recent coins, two shillings of George II dated 1745. These last are both in good condition with little wear, whereas the older coins shows significant wear, so it is legitimate to view the group as probably one batch deposited together in th…
Created on: Tuesday 18th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skelwith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-DBE665
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a silver seal-matrix. The matrix is circular and the face has a beaded border and background decoration of scrolling foliage. The central motif is a merchant's mark and described from the impression, it consists of the initials "AMB" ligated with a central staff extending upwards from the centre of the M. The staff is entwined with a letter "S" and at the top it descends on an angle to the left, forms a loop, then crosses the central line and terminates in a cross (+). Only the face of the matrix survives. On the reverse is a scar of broken metal suggesting that the handle was…
Created on: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 11th August 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-88AC21
Object type: DRAIN COVER
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy object of Post Medieval or Modern date, about AD 1800-1950, probably a drain cover or plug hole guard. The object is in the form of an equal armed cross connected by a circle placed 5.5mm from the terminals of the cross. The four terminals are tapered at an angle of about 60º from the reverse to the front, while all elements of the object, the terminals, cross pieces and the circle, are narrower on the upper surface than the lower. There are no obvious attachment elements to the object, while its very regular cast construction, crisp edges and the nature of the co…
Created on: Monday 20th September 2021
Last updated: Thursday 7th October 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-B6DE55
Object type: AXEHEAD ROUGHOUT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
A stone axehead roughout made from Langdale epidotized tuff stone and dating from the Neolithic Period, 4000 BC - 2350 BC. The roughout is ovoid in plan and S-shaped in profile, with a sub-rectangular section. The roughout has knapped edges and it is roughly axe-shaped, but it was not completed. The faces are still bulbous and the surface is rough: is has not been polished. Work was discontinued and the roughout was discarded for unknown reasons. The roughout can be compared to LANCUM-5856A2 and LANCUM-799F15 which note that tuff is formed from compressed volcanic ash and has a …
Created on: Monday 24th February 2014
Last updated: Friday 25th April 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-BB2E95
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval silver coin: a penny of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), third issue (AD 1583 - 1603), crescent initial mark dating from AD 1587 - 1590. Diameter 12.7mm and weight 0.51g. See North (1991), volume 2, page 137, number 2017.
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-FDDE24
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; an as of Domitian as Caesar under Vespasian dating from AD 77 - 78 (Reece period 4), S C reverse depicting Spes, advancing left holding a flower in her right hand and lifting her skirt with the left. Mint of Lyon. The coin is 26.2mm in diameter and 3mm hick. It weighs 9.3g. Reference RIC II, part 1, Vespasian, 1290. See http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.2_1(2).ves.1290.
Created on: Monday 31st October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-FE26F5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead artefact, probably a one ounce weight of Medieval or early Post-Medieval date, about AD 1350 - 1800, It is discoid in form, flat on both faces and has vertical sides. One side is slightly dished and may carry the remains of a moulded design or may just have blobs of metal adhereing to the surface. It is 29.8mm in diameter and 6.3mm thick. It weighs 31.3g which is close to the mass of one ounce in the Troy or Apothecaries' systems of weight measurment (31.1g). See Egan (1998), page 302.
Created on: Monday 31st October 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd November 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-A44B1E
Object type: RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy ring of Medieval to post medieval date, AD 1100 - 1800, probably a harness fitting. It has a hexagonal cross-section and a rough area on one external face where it was probably snapped from the next one cast in a row. Thickness: 3.07mm Weight: 5.75g Diameter: 27.09mm See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/rings/
Created on: Monday 13th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 1st March 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-A413BD
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of cast lead shot from the Post Medieval period, AD 1600 - 1800. It is a sub-spherical ball, with a faint casting seam and a flattened facet, probably the result of impact damage.  Weight: 23.73g Diameter: 15.72mm The mass suggests it was used in a small musket such as an Arquebus or caliver (Harding, 2012).
Created on: Monday 13th February 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 1st March 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-B46D50
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy medieval possible trident shaped (three pronged) upright rotating stem for the suspension of three horse harness pendants dating from AD 1200 - 1400. The shank is oval in cross-section, and slightly waisted at the centre. It is curving in profile. At one end the shaft is swollen at the terminal which would attach to the harness. At the other end, the shaft divides into three forming a claw like shape. The end of each claw is incomplete, where the harness pendants would have been suspended. All the original patina has been lost and the object is now browny-purpl…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-73FBA2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
A  cast copper alloy Roman strap slide probably dating to about AD 100-200. The object is rectangular in shape with rounded sides and a raised narrow outer border. On the upper face, the object is decorated with two elliptical petal shapes with raised borders and traces of enamel interiors. The shapes are joined at the base and point upwards towards the two upper corners. The remaining surface has traces of red enamel. The reverse is undecorated and has a central integral rectangular loop. The object is 16.…
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.