Record ID: DUR-FB7212
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible whetstone of unknown date. It is sub-oval in plan with rounded edges. It is a rounded oval in cross-section also with all edges rounded. It is made from a brown-grey stone. There are linear grooves on all the surfaces, possibly caused by sharpening tools. It is difficult to say that this is definitely a whetstone as natural stones could be used for this purpose without much working to make them suitable, this appears to be in that group.
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th December 2010
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Record ID: DUR-9DC667
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped, ground and polished axe head of probable later Neolithic date (2900-2100 BC). This axe is broadly sub-rectangular in plan and sub-oval (humped) in cross section. In plan the sides of the axe taper from the widest point at the cutting edge to a relatively narrow rounded butt. Width at widest- 55.04mm, at narrowest- 21.30mm. It is mostly complete with just a few chips missing from the edges. It has a white/cream patina and where the surface has chipped away a dark grey stone can be seen. This difference in the colours may be to do with patination from the time spent…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 13th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stainfield Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-79B9F5
Object type: ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of worked stone, possibly an architectural fragment or worked stone, of possible Roman date. Broken on 3 sides, fourth side seems to be intact, with a stepped, bevelled or chamfered edge. It is sub-rectangular in plan with dimensions of 90mm x74mm at its greatest and 57mm x 85mm at the smallest. It slopes up to the top and this is smaller. It has a height of 49mm.
Created on: Tuesday 15th June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 15th June 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-D8C622
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large stone cannon ball, Post Medieval in date. It is spherical and appears to have been burnt on one side. It appears to be made from a sandstone (but I am not a geologist) and is sandy coloured on one side and black on the other (presumably from burning). Natasha Ferguson who is studying for a PhD in Battlefield Archaeology saw an image of this object and comments 'They could be as early as 15th century, but yet if lead or iron supplies were low during the English Civil War in the 17th century they would use stone occasionally. I would put it as no later than m…
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st December 2010
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Record ID: DUR-2A7B53
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone cannon ball from the late Medieval period- Post Medieval period, c. 1400-1700. It is a spherical stone ball with some pock marks on its surface but mainly smooth.
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-D8A9F4
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Group 6 Borrowdale Tuff rock type, green in colour. It has some working at one end which may suggest it has been used as an ad hoc tool at some point in prehistory. It is very weather worn. Most of the breaks on the stone are not human made but the end which has been photographed appears to have had a few flakes taken off purposefully. All the other edges are worn/smooth and this is due to weathering It is an irregular shape meaasuring 45.31 x 31.27 x 19.04mm
Created on: Friday 16th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-6C7F66
Object type: ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval decorative architectural fragment. It is most likley to be a finial off the top of a pediment, gable or similar architectural feature. It is decorated with ruffles and swirls in a symmetrical pattern on the front face and is flat on the back. It dates to late 17th to 18th centuries. It was c.30cm in height.
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-6C6581
Object type: ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Male head from red sandstone. It appears to be a man with his eyes closed. He is wearing some kind of cap. Behind the head, the fragment is flat, where it would have been fixed to a wall. It is c.170mm in height and c.100mm wide. It would have been the stop or finial at the end of a hood moulding over a window or arch or something similar. It appears to be slightly asymetrical which would support such a position. It would have been matched by another one at the other side of the arch. Probably 14th century in date.
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LVPL-554BD1
Object type: CARVING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
A carved stone head, in a light grey coloured stone, possibly limestone. It is carved only on one face with a near-triangular face, triangular nose, heavy almond-shaped eyes and rather gash-like mouth. The other faces are rough and not carved into, it appears that this stone was made to go into a wall. This head was found under the floorboards of a house with two 19th century medicine jars (LVPL-5587A5) and so it is likely that it dates to around that time. However it is very hard to date these type of finds precisely. This style of carving could be attributed to the 'Celtic h…
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
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