Record ID: SOMDOR-04DFF2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incompete copper alloy Roman bow-and-fantail brooch of the 1st-2nd centuries AD. the brooch has a sprung pin which is broken near the coil and missing. The spring has 5 coils. The catchplate is in tact and rear facing with a folded pin rest. the wings are short (14.97mm wide) and semi-circular in section. The bow is rectangular in section (7.08mm x 2.84mm) and externaly decorated with two pairs of vertical incised lines down each side. the neck has a thin moulded horizontal band. The foot is triangular in shape with a thin incised line running down the sides and a pair of vertical …
Created on: Monday 14th August 2006
Last updated: Monday 22nd November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lillington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-061F21
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman T-shape brooch, dating from the 1st-2nd century AD. The pin is hinged with a single pierced lug, it is nor clear whether the axis bar is made from iron or copper alloy. The pin itself is badly corroded and fragmentary. It is held by a rearward facing catchplate which is also in a fragmentary condtion, although the pin rest seems to be folded. The wings are cylindrical in section and fairly long (29.19mm) compared to their diameter (3.99mm). Either end of the wings are decorated with three parallel and vertical incised lines at the front only. The bow is semi-circula…
Created on: Monday 14th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandford Orcas', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-443C75
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy end cap from a knife of probable 16th century date. It has a trefoil terminal end with faint traces of gilding and an attachment end with oval cross-section. The attachment end has a single incised groove around the circumference and a longitudinal slot which contains the remains of an iron tang. It measures 18.55mm long, 17.18mm wide and 9.68mm thick.
Created on: Thursday 17th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Hinton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-4752F7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cut half voided longcross penny of Henry III, c. AD 1247-1272. similar to North (1994), class 5b, p. 227, except cut in half.
Created on: Thursday 17th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Launceston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-4853A2
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy medieval (13th century) seal matrix, very worn and almost illegible. It is trapezoidal in shape. The obverse has lettering running down two sides at the top, which is illegible. The apex may contain a small cross or possibly a sword from which three incised lines descend the seal; two down either side, underlining the lettering; and one down the centre descending towards a very worn animal motif, possibly a sacrificial lamb. The reverse has a central longitudinal midrib, which expands at the top to accomodate a circular perforation enabling the seal to be suspended from …
Created on: Thursday 17th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Hinton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-5A4556
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
small to medium late medieval or post-medieval rumbler bell made from sheet copper alloy cut into a quatre-foil design with the leaves folded under to enclose an iron pea, which is missing. the edges of the leaves are traced with a continuous incised line and each leaf is decorated with a series of three incised tapering, vertically arranged chevrons. There is a large open loop at the top of the bell. The bell measures 21.06mm high including the loop, although the main body of the bell measures 13.74mm high and 16.41mm diameter. in the horizontal plane the cross section is a rounded tr…
Created on: Friday 18th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-5BE901
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper alloy spoon bowl and part of the handle. The bowl is teardrop in shape, tapering towards the handle. The bowl measures 59.97mm long and is up to 44.19mm wide at the broadest end. The depth of the bowl from the join of the handle is 22.86mm. The bowl is complete, although rusted around the edges, and retains vestiges of silvering or tinning on both surfaces. The handle has a flattened oval cross section measuring 1.91mm thick and 4.11mm wide at the break (which is rusted). The surviving length of handle measures 22.24mm.
Created on: Friday 18th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bourton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-5C2FA3
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bowl from a post-medieval spoon with handle missing. The bowl is roughly cut into an approximately oval shape and has no evidence for surface treatment. The handle end is distinguished by a rivet hole by which the handle would have been attached. The bowl has been partially flattened resulting in a crack in one side and further dents around the rim. It measures 62.32mm long and has a maximum width of 43.87mm.
Created on: Friday 18th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kington Magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-5C7973
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two conjoining parts of a copper alloy spoon bowl with the handle missing. The bowl is approximately oval in shape, slightly tapered at the handle end where there is a maker's mark on the upper surface in the form of a punched Fleur de Lys. There is no evidence of any other surface treatment. The individual fragments measure 34.12mm x 43.91mm and 28.71mm x 43.37mm. The total size of the bowl when the pieces are joined is 57.77mm long and 43.91mm wide. The bowl is almost identical to one recorded from Norton on Derwent in North Yorkshire (YORYM-C587D1), even down to the maker's mark and…
Created on: Friday 18th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kington Magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-5CEDD6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small copper alloy buckle with flat double oval frame, central bar, and missing pin. the back of the buckle is flat and the loops have an approximately semi-circular cross section. Similar forms from London have been dated to 1350-1450 AD (Egan & Pritchard, 1991, 82-3). The central bar is 20.62mm long and 2.49mm wide; the loops flare out slighty to a maximum width of 21.16mm; and the buckle is 27.01mm long in total.
Created on: Friday 18th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kington Magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-5D79A5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small copper alloy buckle with decorative single loop frame. The pin is missing, and the frame is bent, probably through impact with a sharp object such as a spade or plough. The frame has a decorative lip in the form of a rosette comprising a central circular boss surrounded by five more. The bar is slightly narrowed and protrudes a little from the junction with the loop. The frame also has two backward projecting knops at either end of the bar. The buckle measures 22,52mm long with the knops projecting back a further 6.62mm; and it is 23.43mm wide.
Created on: Friday 18th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-9B8C55
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman Copper alloy key with fleur de lys style openwork handle and corroded iron bit. The copper alloy handle, in excellent condition, has a light grey sheen and may be leaded bronze. The fleur de lys openwork handle has a larger central lobe, 35.49mm high, topped by an integral globular knop with an incised groove around its circumference. All three lobes have internal flourishes or leaves, and a a pair of external leaves are located at the base of the design. The whole sits on top of a rectangular collar decorated with a pair of horiziontal incised lines. This collar tapers towards…
Created on: Monday 21st August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Poyntington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-9DAE80
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy penanular brooch wth pin missing. Bent into shape from a single piece of faceted copper with terminals bent straight outwards, and with rounded knobs at the end, each containing an incised line around their circumference. Hattatt's type B2. The ring has an accentuated thickness away from the terminals and a trapezoidal cross section. 38.55mm diameter and 5.48mm maximum thickness of ring, the terminals are 14.08mm and 13.72mm long.
Created on: Monday 21st August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Poyntington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-D618A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half groat of Edward III, AD 1356-1361, minted in London. Series G. North number 1202.
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Launceston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-DAE5C2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy buckle with decorative single loop frame. The pin is missing, and the frame is slightly bent. The frame has a decorative lip in the form of a rosette comprising a central circular boss surrounded by six more. One side of the rosette is badly worn however, so that the 'petals' are barely distinguishable. This wear is likely to be the result of the pin rubbing against the lip. The lip is flanked by paired ridges. The bar protrudes a little from the junction with the loop. The frame also has two backward projecting knops at either end of the bar, one of which is broken. The…
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kington Magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-DB2B87
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small copper alloy buckle with simple single loop frame and integral plate. The iron pin is present but very badly corroded and bent back on itself, in fact the entire buckle is badly corroded. The plate measures 13.68mm wide and 28.15mm long up to the point at which it is broken. At this point there is the remains of a small circular hole. The loop is approximately oval in shape with a thin, flattened oval cross section. The loop measures 27.82mm wide, 20.88mm long and 1.88mm-2.44mm thick. The total length of the buckle and plate is 46.59mm. It is likely that the buckle originally …
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bourton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-DBE563
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a long front plate for a post-medieval copper-alloy book clasp with incised decoration. A plain back plate would originally have been attached by three iron rivets, the remains of which are still visible. The plate is 91.97mm long with concave sides, ranging in width from up to 20.17mm, at the broad end, to 15.60mm in the middle. The external surface of the plate is engraved with a zig-zag pattern perpendicular to the main axis of the plate at the clasp end, and a series of 17 horizontal parallel lines graded in length with the shortest in the middle to give a chevron effect. …
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2006
Last updated: Friday 11th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kington Magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-80DC34
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four pottery sherds of medieval date. The sherds include one everted rim sherd, one base angle sherd and two body sherds. The fabric is fairly course and sandy with moderate sub-rounded to angular flint and quartz pieces (up to 5mm). Three of the sherds have buff to orange oxidised surfaces and reduced grey cores. The other sherd is oxidised all the way through, with the exception of the internal surface, which is reduced. The sherds probably come from cooking pots of 11th to 13th century date. Total weight: 23.76g
Created on: Friday 1st September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milborne Port', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-C0D7A0
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy pointed-oval medieval seal matrix. The central motif is of a bird of prey standing and facing left (right on the impression). The bird has a hooked beak and ruff of display feathers. This central portion is defined by a double grooved border. Around this is the inscription, which reads + S'. CLARICIE. LE OSTRICERE. The initial mark at the apex of the seal is a cross. Outside of the inscription is a border of two narrow concentric lines. The reverse of the seal is plain and flat with an integral cast projecting loop at the top. The seal matrix is 31.27mm long, 18.80mm wi…
Created on: Monday 4th September 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stocklinch', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-C2E6D6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two small abraded sherds of late medieval sand tempered coarse ware pottery. Both have light orange oxidsed surfaces and margins, and a buff coloured core. The faintest trace of glaze survives on the external surfaces. One sherd has a well formed dark green lead glaze over grey slip, the other has amber glaze, not visible to the naked eye, over a buff wiped surface. The fabric is tempered with abundant well sorted and rounded quartz grains less than 0.1mm in diameter, and occasional small iron oxide. Their provenance and colour suggest an origin in the Donyatt Potteries and they are si…
Created on: Monday 4th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chardstock', grid reference and parish protected.