Record ID: SWYOR-49BB5E
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A baluster shaped unidentified object of probably Post medieval date, AD 1700 - 1900. It has an iron core, and an outer of a grey, grainy material that can be scratched with a finger nail, and leaves a streak on paper (possibly a burnt ceramic or organic material). The iron appears to be a thin rod or wire in the centre. The object is rounded at both ends. Measurements are; length 29.7mm, maximum diameter 7.0mm and weight 5.94g. It is possibly a decorative element from a larger object.
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 15th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-D2E7B4
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron chisel or other tool of unknown date, Roman - Post medieval, AD 43 - 1950. The tool is covered in corrosion, but is probably broken at both ends. It has a shaft which is circular in cross-section, which flattens and widens into a working end. The wide end is 41.3mm wide, and flat in plan. The shaft is 26.3mm diameter and 39.3mm in length. The blade part is triangular in profile. The overall length is 91.2mm, the maximum thickness is 22.9mm and the weight is 198.16gThe surface of the chisel is cracked and corroded. Being incomplete, the tool is impossibly to ident…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-2BDA15
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron cannon ball of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 - 1700. The cannon ball is spherical with an irregular corroded exterior surface. Due to corrosion it may be smaller than originally made. However, its present diameter and weight may indicate that it was used in a minion cannon. Diameter: 83.8mm (3.29 inches). Weight: 2184g (4.18lbs). The minion was a type of smoothbore cannon used during the Tudor period and into the late 17th century. Cast iron roundshot is rarely found on battlefields, even though records suggest that it was the normal long-range ammunition; cannon ma…
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 11th December 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-9FA1C6
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hand-forged Medieval to Post Medieval wrought iron Axehead dating from about AD 1250 - 1800. The axehead has a near straight top-edge with slight curve to the end of the blade, and a slight bulge at the socket. The underside angles from the heel of the blade to the handle to form a tapering triangular shape. It starts to curve down at the socket, but damage here makes it impossible to suggest the extent of any possible "beard". The socket is triangulat in plan with a thickened butt-end and an overlapping wrought joint. The material appears to be wrought …
Created on: Monday 14th August 2023
Last updated: Sunday 20th August 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-0527E3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded iron ring of uncertain date. but probably modern, AD 1800 onwards. The ring is a flat, oval disc with a large circular hole in the centre. The width of the hoop varies. The iron appears to be a strip which is shaped to overlap one part of the loop, and finishes with a rounded end, through which there appears to have been a rivet. The ring has a rusty colour corrosion. The ring is 33.8mm in diameter and has a central hole of 16.9mm diameter.  It is 3.5mm thick and weighs 8.0g. The object is likely be modern but its use is uncertain and it is undiagnostic.
Created on: Monday 19th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 6th July 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-B67BD4
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable corroded piece of cast iron shot from the Post Medieval period, dating from around AD 1500 -1800. It is a corroded spherical solid shot. The small size of about 1.25 inch diameter, and low mass of 0.19 lb suggests use in a small cannon or hand gun such as a Serpentine. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/shot/ which notes that iron balls may also have an industrial function in milling and crushing, so this object may not be a cannon ball. The ball is 31.8mm in diameter and weighs 90.15g.
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-218337
Object type: BILL HOOK
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron bladed knife, a billhook or other form of curved knife, of unknown date, Roman to Post Medieval, AD 43 - 1800. It has a scale tang with two incomplete wooden scales forming the handle surviving. Three iron rivets secure the scales to the tang. The blade is the same width as the tang. In most modern examples, the blade is wider and steps narrower to the handle. The blade has a curved tip and is sharpened on the inner side of the curve only. The tip of the blade has a hard white substance adhering to the blade - possibly part of a sheath. Length 178.6mm, width 4…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 25th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-FB7B08
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy coated iron object, probably a nail or a similar fixing, probably of Post Medieval date, AD 1600 - 1900. It has a broadly square flat head, which is slightly curved. It appears green in colour, but gives a strong magnetic response. Projecting from the centre of the convex face is a central broken possible shank, sheared off on two faces. On the concave face is a ridge across the centre of the face. Measurements are; length 23.5mm, width 21.7mm, thickness 14.7mm and weight 10.52g.
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-418202
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A spherical iron object, probably of Post Medieval date,  AD 1700 - 2000. The object is 9.3mm in diameter and weighs 3.10g. It could be a bearing, shot or another object.
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2023
Last updated: Friday 21st July 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-35E1C2
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast iron round shot of Post-Medieval date, about AD 1500 - 1850. It is 72.8mm in diameter and weighs 1449g. The size and mass suggest that it was meant for use in a small cannon such as a minion. The ball is rusty with lumpy corrosion in places.  Cannon balls of similar size and weight are recorded on the database; compare for example records CPAT-DB2C26, SWYOR-0D82C1 and HAMP-5399C3. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/shot/#Shot_from_artillery_cannon_balls. Spherical iron balls can also be from milling and crushing mills and other…
Created on: Monday 20th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-CE632A
Object type: CROSSBOW BOLT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron possible crossbow bolt of medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1200 – 1600. The head is lozenge in section and tapers to a point at one end. The other end opens into a circular socketed shaft. The metal has a dark red/brown patina and is worn. The object is 39.2mm long, 16.1mm wide. 14.5mm thick and weighs 5.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-2F72A8
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast iron cannon ball, and judging from the size and weight, probably for use in a Falconet or similar small artillery weapon, dating from about AD 1500-1900. A Falconet was a small cannon used both on land and in light naval vessels. A number were used during the English Civil War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falconet_(cannon). The iron ball is spherical and corroded. It is 65mm diameter and 992g (2lb, 3oz). Iron balls were also used in various industrial milling operations, such as crushing chalk for whiting, so a modern date cannot be ruled out. https://finds.org.uk/co…
Created on: Thursday 15th September 2022
Last updated: Thursday 15th September 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-35FBB7
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of cast iron shot, probably a cannon ball, dating from the Post Medieval period, AD 1550 - 1900. It is spherical and very corroded, with corrosion forming prominent lumps on the surface. The size and weight, allowing for the corrosion, suggest that this could be for use in a cannon such as a Falcon which had a 2.5 inch bore and fired a 2lb ball. There is no evidence of impact.  Weight: 1154g Diameter: 75.37mm See the finds recording guide for further detail on cannon balls: https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/shot/. It should be noted that t…
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-A207BC
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron possible knife of uncertain date, Early Medieval to Post Medieval, AD 400 - 1900. It is a flat tool with a rounded tip at one end, and a projecting whittle tang at the other. The tang is rectangular in cross-section and is bent at the outer end. It gradually gets wider from the bend to the shoulder. The shoulders are asymmetrical. One is concave and is lower than the other, which is angled. The sides of the tool are straight and taper away from the shoulders. The end is rounded. The "blade" has a D shaped cross-section, being flat on one face and slightly convex …
Created on: Monday 15th August 2022
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-121046
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete iron linch pin probably dating from the Roman period, AD 43-410. It possesses a rectangular-sectioned shaft, broken at one end, and expanding at the other end into a spatula shaped head. The head is flat and is a fat D shaped, with the straight line across the base, the shaft extending from the centre. There is the remains of a broken loop on the reverse. It extends from the top of the head backwards and is broken. Due to the corrosion present it is not possible to determine how far the loop used to extend along the spatula shaped head. The linch pin has a …
Created on: Monday 8th August 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-11A7C2
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron socketed spearhead with a short leaf-shaped blade of unknown date, Iron Age to Medieval, about 600 BC - AD 1500. The object is heavily corroded, and details are obscured. It is uncertain whether it is complete. It has a socket of circular cross-section. This does not appear to be open or wrapped. There is no solid shank between the socket and the blade. This makes it less likely to be Early Medieval. The blade is a narrow pointed oval, and with the corrosion, is quite thick (10.8mm). It is possible that the blade was larger and the thinner outer edges have corroded away. I…
Created on: Monday 8th August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-985749
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete large Post Medieval to Modern iron key dating from AD 1600 - 1900. The bow is kidney shaped with the stem projecting into the bow. The stem is corroded, but is essentially sub-circular in cross-section and has a projecting tip beyond the bit. There is a collar nearer the bow end. The bit is incomplete, but has two wards with a complex cleft between them. Measurements; length 139.6mm, width 49.6mm, thickness 12.3mm, weight 91.72g. A similar key can be found in Margeson (1993, no. 1296) who notes that keys with stems that extend beyond the bit are mostly from Pos…
Created on: Monday 27th June 2022
Last updated: Friday 21st October 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-261E19
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron implement, possibly an Early Medieval socketed spear dating from AD 450 - 1000. It has an open split socket which is U shaped in cross-section and has a square peg hole. The socket tapers to the solid neck which is square in cross-section. The neck continues to taper to a point. It is uncertain if this is a break or whether the object is complete. It is 143.9mm long, 22.7mm wide and 16.4mm thick. 77.9g. It is unclear whether the pointed end is a break and the object would have continued into a spear head, perhaps one similar to WAW-71A829, or whether this is the intended…
Created on: Monday 16th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-25ACEB
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron hand bell of probable Early Medieval date, AD 700 - 1100. It has a rounded rectangular opening at the base, and tapers to the top so the two main faces are rectangular and the sides are triangular. It was made by folding a sheet of iron, so there is a seam down the centre of each side. There are two broken projections from the top, which were probably part of a ring handle; one can be seen extending into the inside of the bell too. The clapper is missing. The surface is rusted and has lumps of corrosion. There is no visible copper surface, so it is not possible to say if the b…
Created on: Monday 16th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-2566D9
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval small iron probable cannon shot, probably dating from AD 1550 - 1900. It is spherical and has evidence of some corrosion on the surface. The ball is 60.6mm in diameter and weighs 923g. The size and weight suggest that this could be for use in a cannon such as a Falcon which had a 2.5 inch bore and fired a 2lb ball. There is no evidence of impact. See the finds recording guide for further detail on cannon balls: https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/shot/. It should be noted that there are other uses for balls of this size such as in a crushing mill.
Created on: Monday 16th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2022
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