Record ID: LANCUM-C796E2
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probable casting waste of an unknown period with a noticeable copper content. The discovery of the four pieces of material in close proximity suggests they probably were associated with working something copper alloy with heat. Their distribution would suggest a date of deposition later in the suggested date range which is c1600 BC to c1970 AD (mid Bronze Age to Modern).  1 - Length 55mm, width 30mm, thickness 10mm, weight 33.57g. 2 - Length 47mm, width 35mm, thickness 8mm, weight 24.54g. 3 - Length 40mm, width 35mm, thickness 17mm, weight 56.81g. 4 - Length 31mm, width 26mm,…
Created on: Monday 9th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4EF065
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone tool, possibly used as a scraper or whetstone. It is sub rectangular in shape but one of the long sides extends to form a point with the short side, the other short end is rounded. All four sides narrow to a point, which thus runs around the circumference of the object. It is not knapped but ground, the stone is possibly granite. It has an even brown patina with a granular appearance all over the surface. Dating this type of implement is difficult as whetstones were in use over a long period. An object with a similar 'bladed' side is PUBLIC-BD3717 and NLM-47EC…
Created on: Friday 3rd November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-FFCD46
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Multiple fragments of limestone and copper ore found on a multiperiod metalworking site probably mined between the Early Bronze Age 2400 BC - 100 AD. Dimension ranges: length: 12-3mm, width: 10-3mm, thickness: 5-2mm, combined weight: 4.16g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd November 2010
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH LAKES', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A88C8F
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete solid copper alloy bead of an unknown date. The bead is circular with a bi-conical profile with a central perforation measuring 7.7mm in diameter. The surface is undecorated and has a rough dark brown / green patina. Dimensions: Diameter 17.39mm; width 12.36mm; thickness 12.85g Beads of this type are hard to date outside of excavated contexts as they are known from the Iron Age through to the post medieval period.
Created on: Friday 22nd July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 16th August 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-6C5021
Object type: COIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, worn and abraded copper-alloy disc, possibly a coin, though no indication of detail is now discernible on either side. Of uncertain date. While the principal composition of the object is copper-alloy, it appears to have lain next to an iron object thus gaining a brown patina on one side. It measures 18.78mm in diameter, 1.28mm in thickness, and weighs 1.50g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th October 2021
Last updated: Friday 17th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1EAA8E
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age to Early Medieval copper alloy bead or mount. It is undecorated, circular in plan with a central perforation, and oval in section. The diameter of the perforation is 9mm. Without doing a comparative analysis of the alloy used in their manufacture, dating of this sort of bead is problematic as they crop in the archaelogical record associated with sites dating from the Bronze Age to the Early Medieval. Other objects of all these periods have been found within the local area so the dating can't be tightened by association. Similar objects from the archaeological record are bot…
Created on: Friday 16th July 2021
Last updated: Monday 19th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

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: LANCUM-3375A5
Object type: CHAIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Roman to Late Post Medieval copper alloy chain links. The links are hand made and sub oval in plan and curved in profile. They are undiagnostic and could date to anytime between c43 and c1800 AD. The length is 20mm, width 14mm, thickness 12mm, and the weight is 9.22g. Similar examples on the database include NLM-6963C5
Created on: Thursday 30th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Seascale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-226AC1
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified lead or lead alloy object of uncertain date. The object consists of a flat circular piece attached to a flat rectangular piece, possibly broken, which has a hole in the centre. The circular face is decorated with a raised eight-petaled flower, with a central raised pellet and eight symmetrical teardrop-shaped petals. Around the edge of the face are two slightly raised borders, the innermost one filled with raised repeated, tiny, horizontal lines, each about 1mm apart. the back of the round face appears to be undecorated. The attached rectangular piece has a smooth h…
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cumbria', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EBEC22
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age to Post Medieval copper alloy object, possibly reused as a toggle. It is roughly 'T' shape in plan, a shallow curve in profile and sub rectangular in section. It is undecorated and has a central perforation. The perforation's diameter is 4mm. The ends of the T have break scars, implying it was once part of a larger object. The perforation has not been subjected to the same wear as the rest of the object suggesting it was made in order to give the fragment a new purpose, possibly as a toggle. Impossible to ascribe a close dating. Dates to anytime from c1000 BC to c1660 AD. …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Last updated: Sunday 6th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-2324B8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small lead or lead-alloy bun-shaped weight of uncertain date. The object appears to have wheel-like decoration, with has six raised lines radiating out from the centre.
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 1st October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cumbria', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-221FB6
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead or Lead alloy token or coin folded in half, of uncertain date. The object is semi-circular, being folded over and flattened, with a slightly raised border of about 5mm in thickness around the rounded edges. There are also two thin impressed lines within the raised border, each about 1mm away from either edge. The centre of the object appears to have been decorated with impressed dots, although the object is corroded and the details are unclear.
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 26th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cumbria', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-23014E
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy gaming piece, or possibly a weight. The object is roughly square in shape and flat. One face of the object is impressed with four circular shapes, as well as one semi-circle, which may have been a mistake. The four circles are placed roughly in each corner, although possibly done by eye rather than machine or measurement. The other face appears to be undecorated, although it is not completely smooth. The object has a deep green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 26th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cumbria', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-184087
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two copper alloy discs, possibly tokens.
Created on: Tuesday 29th June 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 13th August 2019
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LANCUM-F1DFC8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight of uncertain date (c. AD 43 - 1800). The object is oval with a circular perforation that does not extend all the way through. A hollowed circular section on the other side of the object may represent an abandoned attempt to extend this perforation. The object is dark grey in colour. It is 24.11mm in length, 21.44mm in width and 17.34mm in thickness. The perforation is 2.43mm in diameter. The object weighs 45.32g. It can be difficult to date lead weights without archaeological context. This example has no diagnostic features that would allow it to be more precisely dated.
Created on: Wednesday 17th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 19th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F02BA8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large lead and iron weight of uncertain date, probably Roman or post-medieval. The weight is conical with the remains of an iron suspension loop on the circular base. It has a white patina. It is 79.61mm in length and 49.84mm in diameter. It weighs 768g. It can be difficult to date lead weights without archaeological context. The iron suspension loop is similar to steelyard weights dated to the Roman period, however the conical form of this weight is paralleled by examples that are given a post-medieval date or uncertain date: SUSS-7ACA11, LANCUM-733E0A, GLO-DFCF7C. Without further…
Created on: Wednesday 17th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 19th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-101636
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight of uncertain date (c. AD 43 - 1800). The weight is broadly lentoid in shape, bulging at the middle and narrowing at each end. It has a rough, pitted surface with a white patina. It is 34.63mm in length and 14.09mm in width. It weighs 29.79g. This type of lead weight was crudely made and had multiple functions, including as fishing weights. Similar objects are known from the Roman to the post-medieval period and it is therefore not possible to assign a more precise range to this example
Created on: Wednesday 12th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-5B925F
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large lead spindle whorl of uncertain date (c. AD 43 - 1750). The spindle whorl has a domed upper face and a flat bottom face, the edges of which are angled upwards. It has been perforated centrally from the bottom face (as the hole is wider at this end).The object has a white patina. It is 38.87mm in diameter, 13.06mm in thickness and weighs 109.72g. The central perforation is 11.71mm in maximum diameter. Lead spindle whorls can be difficult to date without archaeological context. There is nothing indicative about this example that would allow it to be more precisely dated.
Created on: Wednesday 10th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 12th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F46AE4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight of uncertain date (c. AD 43 - 1600). The weight is circular with one flat face and one domed face. There is a depression at the centre of the flat face which possibly once held an iron loop. The object is dark grey in colour with a white patina. It is 39.23mm in diameter, 31.12mm in thickness and weighs 296g. Although there are a number of similar weights recorded on the database, it has not been possible to date this type of weight with any certainty. See: CAM-1C9D81 and LEIC-6B2475.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F43EB6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead steelyard weight of uncertain date, possibly Roman (c. AD 43 - 1750). The weight is cylindrical in form with a slightly bulging oval base and the remains of a red-brown iron loop at the top. The object is dark grey in colour with a white patina. There is a patch of red-brown iron encrustation around the loop. The object is 28.73mm in length, 26.93mm in width and 22.74mm in thickness. It weighs 87.43g. Lead weights can be difficult to date without archaeological context. A number of similar examples have been recorded on the database with a Roman date, but similar examples are …
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.