Record ID: LANCUM-F50F1D
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An axehead that was found in association with a cauldron, LANCUM-DA7471. The blade is basically rectangular but longer on the underside that the top, which is slightly concave. The socket is triangular. Parallels on the database include LVPL-AEA265 and SWYOR-9FA1C6, which are dated between AD 1000 and 1600 Dimensions: It is 210mm long and 80mm wide, and it is 60mm deep. It weighs 1475g
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Casterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-142AF3
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron token or weight which has possibly been converted to a gaming piece. If formerly a weight it would approximate to 1/2 ounce, but account must be taken of metal lost through corrosion. It is badly corroded but on both sides a symbol has been scratched into the surface post manufacture, which consists of two triangles joined in line with each other at the point. Rust is evident on both faces Dimensions: It is diameter 28.4mm and 2.48mm thick, it weighs 12.5g
Created on: Friday 12th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Clayton le Woods', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7E5C76
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron hobnail of probable Roman date. It has a pyramidal head, under this is a neck before the shank, which is square in section. The shank  bends towards the tip, which is rounded. A similar example is SUR-7D0489 Dimensions: It is 27mm long and 8mm diameter, it weighs 3.34g
Created on: Friday 5th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7E50E6
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An large iron horseshoe. It is keyhole shaped, with a toe clip and calkins on both branches. Six rectangular holes are visible on one branch, there is no fullering. It is most likely to be a draught shoe of the late 19th century.  Dimensions: 190mm long and 195mm wide
Created on: Friday 5th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-85C339
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable iron horseshoe. The toe and one branch survive. Although it may be a result of corrosion the outside edge of the shoe appears to be wavy edged. One side of the shoe is flat, the other slightly curved. The remains of round headed nails are seen in possibly two of the holes, which coincide with the shape of the rim. There are other holes, six in total,  the one at the end of the shoe being elongated, although these are now filled with corrosion products. The size and the wavy rim suggest an eary medival date for this. Dimensions: The surviving part of…
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-36497C
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Guildhall type draight horse shoe. The two branches are parallel giving an oval opening. Ther are no calkins or toe clip. The number of nail holes, which is probably above seven, may however suggest that it is an early keyhole type shoe, so the possible date range is extended to cover this possibility Dimensions: 115mm wide and 118mm long, the inner width is 58mm and the maximim width of the branches is 35mm
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near St. John's', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2E89A4
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron horseshoe of uncertain age. It is asymmetric, one branch is pointed and one ends in a wide, blunt end. The central shape is a pointed arch.It is too corroded to identify the number of holes present.  It has some of the characteristic shape of a thirteenth century Dove shoe, but it could also date from the eighteenth century, the level of corrosions may suggest an earlier date Dimensions: 130mm long and 120mm wide approximately, it weight 239g
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Reedley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-808434
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron axehead. It is sub rectangular in shape but the bottom of the axe has a curve downwards, and the blade has a shallow curve too. The socket is of a slim triangular shape. Although there are no direct parallels on the database this type of axe had a long history of use from the medieval period onwards. As it was found in an area that has also yielded Roman period finds, the possibility of an older date is not excluded. It is c Dimensions: 130mm long and 72mm wide across the blade. The triangular socket is 40mm long and 14mm wide, the axe is 48mm wide across the bu…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2023
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Record ID: LANCUM-210A30
Object type: VEHICLE FITTING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Rochdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron object. The pot is round and the sides curve inwards slightly at the top, although there is no lip on it. It has a moulded in square base, and this square is seen inside the bottom of the pot. Thanks are extended to Bill, Volunteer at Shropshire and Herefordshire, for identifying this as a hub cap from a vintage tractor, the square shape was for tightening and untighening it. Dimensions: 66mm diameter and 55mm high, and weights 52g
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Smithy Bridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-125742
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron axehead. A wrought iron axehead with a [now] oval blade with a curved cutting edge, and a flat sub-rectangular back. The iron has been sharply folded three times to achieve the form for the haft which a sub-rectangular hole. The denuded state of the metal may point to a date earlier in the assigned period, although it is accpeted that the heavy weight suggests otherwise. The forms of many hand tools are frequently non-diagnostic, the technology of their manufacture and use remaining unchanged throughout history. Dimensions: 170mm long and 110mm wide across the blade, we…
Created on: Friday 14th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 17th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Castlerigg', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F2CBC8
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron horseshoe. This is heavily corroded but the inner arch shape can be discerned, and there is the suggestion of two rectangular holes in the front of the shoe. The pointed branch is also apparent. It is likely to be a Guildhall transitional type, dated to AD 1500-50 (Sparkes 1976, 13).
Created on: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-739E74
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavy iron horseshoe of probably medieval origin. It has an arched shaped centre with roughly vertical sides, and the arch is not pointed, which indicates a sixteenth century date. The outside is a more rounded shape. It is not possible to tell if calkins are present, but possibly not. In spite of the heavy corrosion two or three square holes are visible around the perimeter.  Similar to the Dove show shown on page 15 of  Sparkes' Shire Guide to Horseshoes. The dimensions are in accordance with a draught horse shoe of the period Dimensions: 14cm wide, height…
Created on: Friday 19th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Goodshaw', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-BB4329
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron socketed axe head. A complete iron Socketed Axe of early Iron Age date (800-600 BC). The object is of the late Iron Age form, wedge-shaped with a rectangular socket aperture. The upper face retains shallow but broad loop. The body of the axe is generally rectangular in profile, flaring roughly symmetrically to the crescent shaped blade. The blade does come to a point but is thickened somewhat in places by the effects of corroison.One side seems to have been ti at some time causing an oval indentation in the form across the width of the axe, in front o…
Created on: Wednesday 10th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Appleby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2D15E7
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete wrought iron flat leaf shaped blade, of uncertain dating but probably Medival to Post Medieval The object is heavily corroded and it is therefore difficult to discern any dateable features. It does not appear to have a prominent ridge, which may rule out a prehistoric date. The blade has a sharply pointed tip, the tang is missing.  It measures 64mm in length, is 30mm wide and weighs 20.45g. The artefact is a light to mid brown colour, with an uneven flaky patina. To reduce the risk of further corrosion occurring, the artefact should be stored in a s…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-338C74
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval iron axe head. In form it it is like a devolved short bearded axe. This may be indicitve of a date earlier in the suggested range or it may have been a form adopted by a Post Medieval smith to be there signature shape for an axe. The shaft loop is thick walled and asymmetrical. Probably dates to between c1100 and c1800 AD. Length 174mm, width 78mm, thickness 35mm, weight 486g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd June 2021
Last updated: Saturday 3rd July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Wigton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-95264C
Object type: PLOUGH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a Medieval to early Post Medieval iron shoe for a plough share or ard. The artefact consists of a top plate and a bottom plate that are joined by a large iron rivet. The top plate is sub triangular in plan, curved in profile, and has a curved rib running lengthways from the centre of its bas that was to accommodate the plough shaft. The bottom plate is also sub triangular in plan but is flat in profile and in addition incorporates a cranked projection that would have braced the plough shaft. The plates themselves are thicker than would have been required to sheath are spade o…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 5th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D3D698
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron hook of unknown date. The hook was made by piercing a circular hole at the flattened end of a rectangular section strip, with the other end bent at a 90º angle to form the hook. The object displays an orange patina in keeping with corroded iron inferring this as the metal of composition. It measures 55.84mm in length, 26.02mm in width, 9.9mm in thickness, and weighs 3.83g.
Created on: Wednesday 19th February 2020
Last updated: Friday 5th March 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-D4B0A8
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment from an iron knife or seax of early medieval or medieval date (c. AD 500 - 1200). The fragment is from the tip of the blade: the cutting edge is curved, while the other edge is straight. The blade has a triangular section, narrowing towards the cutting edge. The object is heavily encrusted. It is orange in colour. The object is 114.78mm in length, 39.28m in width and 12.05mm in thickness. It weighs 159.46g. See SF-445676 for a similar example recorded on the database.
Created on: Tuesday 28th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 29th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F0EFAF
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval iron cannon ball, dating to c. AD 1600 - 1800. The cannon ball is spherical in shape and has a slightly encrusted red-brown patina. It is 53.76mm in diameter and weighs 579g. See LANCUM-B8743B for an example of similar size and weight, which is recorded as possibly being from a Minion cannon in use from the mid-16th century through to the end of the 17th, possibly dating to the English Civil War.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 24th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-FA06FE
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Encrusted iron horseshoe of medieval or early post-medieval date (c. AD 1250 - 1550). The horseshoe has a wide web that tapers to the heel. Both heels are bent upwards. It is possible to make out the square heads of three of the nails on the ground surface, although the object is too encrusted to ascertain the exact number of nails. The object is 118.87mm in length, 108.16mm at full width and 8.01mm in thickness. The width of the web is 31.89mm. The horseshoe weighs 253g. The horseshoe appears to fit within Clark's Transitional and Later medieval types (c. AD 1250 - 1500), although…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.