Record ID: LVPL-86196B
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy weight of medieval date. The object is spherical with a flattened base and a sub-oval attachment loop projecting from the top. The weight has a dark green patina and is undecorated. It weighs 12.8g. Similarly-shaped steelyard weights from the medieval period are often decorated with shields (often that of Richard, Earl of Cornwall) which are often seen (Ward-Perkins 1954:172-3). The steelyards were cast in copper alloy then through a hole in the bottom the correct amount of lead was poured in to achieve the desired weight (ibid.). Steelyard weights were made on …
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-85D9A9
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy book clasp dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object comprises of an upper plate, incomplete hook and a lower plate. The clasp is rectangular in plan with parallel sides. At one end the outer edge slightly flares to a serrated edge. Below this outer edge are three circular rivet holes. The book clasp then extends with parallel sides to a terminal with a flat edge that in the centre has an integral hook that has been folded towards the reverse of the clasp. The serrated end of the object is decorated with three panels of incised herring bone pattern. From two of …
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 17th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6C988B
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cufflink element dating to the Post-Medieval period. The object is circular in plan and is decorated with crown above two hearts in low relief reserved on a stippled field. On the rear of the object the loop is missing. Traces of iron corrosion and a white material possibly lead alloy adhere to the reverse of the objet. The loop is incomplete. The object is a well-known type. Similar examples which have been recorded on the PAS database and as Treasure include NMS-3C11C7 2012T798, LVPL-AC3AA1 2013T23 and LVPL-499C58. The crowned hearts may refer to the marriage of Charles …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd March 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boothby Graffoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6C91B8
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A copper alloy strap-end with a silver rivet in situ. The strap-end comprises a rectangular sheet of copper alloy which has been folded in half. The open end has a circular perforation, presumably for a lost attachment rivet. A silver rivet with large circular head pierces the plate about two thirds down, towards the folded end. The front is decorated with an incised geometric design divided into three differently-sized fields. The field nearest the open end is rectangular and contains what appears to be a stylised, three-leafed or -petalled foliate motif. The central fie…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd March 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 16th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boothby Graffoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C922B1
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy rowel spur of post-medieval date. The spur is broadly 'Y' shaped in plan with 'U-shaped' arms and right-angled rowel box projecting from the centre at a 90 degree angle. The upper surface of the arms is rounded. Each arm terminates with a break. At the end of the longer arm are the remains of the top part of a circular loop which would have been for attachment. The outer face of this arm is decorated with V-shaped thickening of the object towards the rowel box. The rowel box is oval in section and widens to a rounded terminal. This is split by a cast vertica…
Created on: Saturday 12th December 2015
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fulbeck', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C7F80C
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early Post-Medieval copper alloy dress hook (1500-1600 AD). The plate is sub-oval in plan with three projecting lugs one at either side of the object and one at the top. Each side lug is pierced with circular perforations. The hook has broken away from the base of the object. The upper surface is decorated with a worn foliate design. This is enclosed by a double border of pellets. The rear of the dress hook is undecorated. The object has a dark green patina with reddish copper alloy showing through in places. Dimensions: 35mm in length, 22mm in width, 1mm thick, 4.9g
Created on: Saturday 12th December 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brant Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-95A101
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval cast copper alloy zoomorphic mount in the form of a the head of a bear or wolf. The object is domed and sub-oval in plan. It is concave at the base. The mount has hollow oval eyes which may have contained stones, now missing. The snout is rounded and narrows from the head with a raised nose above a linear mount. Either side of the head are rounded ears, upright against the head with deep holes representing the ear drums. The top of the head is decorated with cross-hatching formed of deep grooves, representing the hair or fur of the animal. Projecting through a hole in the c…
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-956C42
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Medieval bell pendant, probably forming part of horse harness decoration. The sheet metal bell has an integrally cast long shank. The suspension loop is missing due to an ancient break. The bell is globular in shape and formed by the folding inwards of four triangular leaves of sheet metal. This leaves a narrow saltire cross shaped aperture at the base. The leaves have also been notched at the top so that they form oval apertures at each terminal of the saltire cross to serve as sound holes. Similar bells have been found attached to horse harness mounts. The pea remains m…
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-952F04
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy mount possibly dating to the Iron Age. The object is formed from two circular domed bosses on hexagonal and lugged bases. Each boss measures 15mm in diameter and 3.5mm in height. The bosses appear to have been separately cast and circular rivets can be seen at the rear of the object where they are attached. Each hexagonal back plate is decorated with lugs at each angle of which only eight remain. The projecting lugs from each plate at the centre of the object meet forming two sub-triangular shaped voids or openwork decoration. At the rear of the obje…
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-94E464
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy middle Saxon Ansate brooch of Thörle's (2001) Group X C. The object has a semi-circular-sectioned head-plate, foot-plate and bow with transverse rib either side of the apex, either end of the bow and the terminal ends. The centre of the object is decorated with three ring-and-dot motifs, one at the apex and one to either side. Three more ring-and-dot motifs decorate the object between each transverse rib. On the reverse there is an incomplete double pin-lug with transverse hole. The catch-plate lug appears to be complete. The object can be dated to c. AD 650-850. A …
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wood Enderby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-94D351
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper alloy Romano-British bracelet with a ring-and-dot design, probably 3rd or 4th century AD. The fragment is rectangular in cross-section and flat. Each end terminates with a break. The outer face is decorated with a curved panel of ten punched ring-and-dot motifs within a grooved border. Where the panel curves in the centre a larger punched ring-and-dot motif decorates the space at the edge within a sub-rectangular projection. The bracelet then becomes straight and is decorated with five transverse rectangular grooves. The side so of the object taper in width and …
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 4th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wood Enderby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-94A454
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap end of early medieval date, dating to the 9th Century AD. The strap end is classified as a Thomas Class A, being broadly rectangular with slowly tapering ends, especially at the 'snout' end. The strap end is divided into three areas; the 'snout', zoomorphic in design with pronounced ears which are worn, a central panel of a possible interlaced beast. The 'tail' end is incomplete and would have had circular rivet holes and a split in the copper sheeting for the insertion of and the attachment to a leather strap. The base of the split is visible. The interlace desig…
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wood Enderby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-949792
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy polyhedral headed pin probably of early medieval date. The object consists of the head and a small fragment of the centre of the shaft. The head is of truncated-globular or sub-polyhedral - a cuboid with the corners cut off- type. Only a narrow point of the shaft remains and the presence of a collar is uncertain. The head is decorated with one punched ring-and-dot motif remaining visible. The rest of the decoration has broken away with the patina which is largely missing. The remaining fragments of patina are dark brownish green with light green corrosion vi…
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wood Enderby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-948AC1
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin of early-medieval date. The pin head is of truncated-globular or sub-polyhedral - a cuboid with the corners cut off- type. A ring-and-dot punchmark occupying each facet apart from the top facet of the object which is undecorated. From the base of the head a circular sectioned shaft extends, tapering to a recent break. The shaft is undecorated. A single collar separates the head from the remains of the circular-sectioned shaft. These pins are well attested to the Middle Saxon period, c. AD 720-850. Polyhedral pins are dated to both the Roman and early-…
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wood Enderby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9475C4
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probable strap end of medieval date. The object consists of a tongue shaped strip of copper alloy with a circular rivet hole at each end. The sheet may have originally been attached to another identical sheet with the leather held in-between each face with rivets. The object has a dark green patina and is in fair condition. Dimensions: 26mm in length, 10mm in width, 0.7g
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-946D73
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy probable strap end dating to the Medieval period. The object is sub-rectangular in plan and is flat. Each edge is incomplete. Two complete perforations, probably rivet holes, are at one end of the object. Above one hole is a grooved open ended triangle. The remains of gilding is visible on the outer face. The fragment has a mid-green to reddish brown surface and is in poor condition. Dimensions: 21mm in length, 15mm in width, 0.5mm thick, 0.7g
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-945CAB
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap end dating to the Medieval period, (AD 1066-1500). The object is rectangular in plan and cross-section. The strap end consists of a single sheet of copper alloy which has been folded widthways and secured at the open end with rivets. The complete end of the object is rounded and has a central complete rivet hole. On the opposite side the object is incomplete terminating with an ancient break across an incomplete rivet hole. The object has a mid-green patina and traces and is corroding in places. It can be dated from c.1150-1450. Dimensions: 35.5mm in le…
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-945235
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap end dating to the Medieval period, (AD 1066-1500). The object is rectangular in plan and cross-section. The strap end consists of a single sheet of copper alloy which has been folded widthways and secured at the open end with rivets. On one face of the object is a central incomplete rivet hole while on the opposite side of the object is one complete and one incomplete rivet hole. The object has a mid-green patina and traces of gilding can be seen on one face. It can be dated from c.1150-1450. Similar examples can be found in Egan and Pritchard, (1991), p125-1…
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-940A22
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut long cross halfpenny of Henry III, (1216-1272). Reverse: []; voided long cross dividing legend, saltire in each quarter. Class IIb - IIIc, North no. 985/2 - 988. AD 1248-1250
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-93FD79
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut quarter shortcross penny of Henry II - Henry III. Reverse [..](R)ON[..]; voided short cross, saltire in remaining quarter. Clipped. AD 1180 - 1247.
Created on: Thursday 10th December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.