Record ID: LVPL-FBB18E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy weight dating from the Roman to the Post-Medieval period, (AD 43-1700). The object is circular in plan. The upper face is stamped with the numerals VIII. The lower surface has been recently damaged, possibly due to the plough but is undecorated. The object has a mid-grey patina. Lead weights are common throughout the medieval and post-medieval period. The patina and condition of this weight suggests that a later date is more likely. Dimensions: 45mm in diameter, 11mm thick, 221g. Biggs, N. & Withers, P. (2000) note that weights of this type with numerals are co…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 13th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe with Bossall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-446447
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1380 - 1600. The weight is shield shaped with a raised moulded design featuring a large fleur-de-lis on the upper surface above which is a bi-foliate crown. A raised moulded border runs around the upper edge of the object which has been damaged in places, possibly due to the plough. The reverse is flat and undecorated The metal has a brownish-grey patina and is worn. The weight is 70mm in length, 48mm in width, 10mm thick and weighs 178g Lead weights have been used in trade since the Roman period and were…
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe with Bossall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DFCE53
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1380 - 1600. The weight is shield shaped with a raised moulded design featuring a large fleur-de-lis on the upper surface. The upper part of the fleur-de-lis has been damaged with a wide groove cutting through it. Above the fleur-de-lis below either side of the modern damage is the remains of a bi-foliate crown. The even patina of the object suggests that this damage occurred during antiquity while there is further more recent damage above the fleur-de-lis. The reverse is flat and with a deep recent groove runn…
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-DB646E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy probable weight of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. Projecting from the centre of the base of the object is a lump of iron corrosion. The upper face of the object is uneven and pitted the face bears a possible figurative low relief motif depicting either the muzzle of a lion or a caricatured face. However due to wear and damage the decoration cannot be certain. The object has a light brown patina. A similar example which can be found on the database is NLM-E5D8EC, https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/recor…
Created on: Thursday 19th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-29CD5E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy weight dating from the Medieval to the Post-Medieval period, (AD1066-1800). The object is oval in plan and slightly curved in profile with a D-shaped cross-section. One face of the object has a raised and flatted rim. The curved surface is scarred with several irregular indentations probably due to recent plough damage and abrasion from within the plough soil. The object has a brownish grey patina. Lead weights are common throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period and are therefore difficult to date accurately. Dimensions: 42.25mm in length, 39.37mm in width…
Created on: Thursday 18th June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Church Fenton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B6B763
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper alloy circular trade weight dating to the Post-Medieval period, (1500-1700). The weight has a low rim on its upper surface measuring 2.82mm in width. The upper face of the object is obscured due to copper alloy corrosion. The lower face is worn and corroded. There is no indication of any file marks. The object has a reddish-green mottled patina.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B6B022
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy circular trade weight of post-medieval (probable late 17th-century) date. The weight has a low rim on its upper surface measuring 3.08mm in width. Within the surface of the weight is the sword of St Paul (for the City of London). Also punched on the object is a possible ewer (for the Founder's Company, maker of weights) and a rose. A fourth punch mark is undecipherable due to wear. The rear face is flat with a small circular pit at the centre. There is no indication of any file marks. The object has a light green patina.
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B67EC7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight or token dating from the Medieval to the Post-Medieval period, (1100-1700). The object is circular in plan and oval in cross-section. One face is decorated with a cross-fourchee with a raised oval between the arms of the cross. The opposite face is decorated with what could be a fleur-de-lis.
Created on: Friday 16th December 2011
Last updated: Friday 6th January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FF1902
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead fishing weight probably dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). It is lentoid in shape and trapezoidal in section. At the top of the object is an integral oval suspension loop. The object has a light brown patina. The object may have been used to weigh down nets, as a plumb bob or on ships. Several similar weights have been recorded on the PAS database, e.g. LVPL-FA6180 and LVPL-FFE467. A similar example can be found in Egan (1998, 310).
Created on: Thursday 20th October 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Selby area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-325478
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead possible weight or gaming piece of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan and oval in cross-section. The outer surface is worn and pitted but there is no visible decoration. It weighs 22.0g and has a mid-grey patina.
Created on: Wednesday 29th September 2010
Last updated: Friday 29th October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9E25E4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy weight dating to the Early Medieval period. The object is sub-circular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The upper surface is decorated with five running spirals within a grooved border. The reverse of the object is decorated with three ring-and-dot decorations which are unevenly spaced. Some signs of corrosion can be seen on the lower surface. The object has a dark green patina. Weights such as this are usually attached to a block of lead. Although the object measures 5.98mm in thickness it appears to have originally been a mount from a shrine. It can be d…
Created on: Tuesday 29th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E93003
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small cast lead weight of uncertain date. It is circular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. Each surface is smooth and unmarked. The sides are rounded and show some signs of wear. Lead weights are common from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period and therefore difficult to date accurately.
Created on: Friday 19th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bossall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E89756
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight of uncertain date. It is circular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. In the centre of the object is a circular perforation which has been filled with iron. The weight is undecorated. It has a smooth mid-white patina. Lead weights are common from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period and therefore difficult to date accurately.
Created on: Friday 19th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bossall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-D317F4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead net weight dating from the Medieval to Post-Medieval period. It is oval in plan. One surface is flat while the other surface partially projects outwards. The object has a central circular unfinished perforation. The object is incomplete as the hole does not fully perforate the object. It has a mid-white patina.
Created on: Monday 7th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-93AC72
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight of uncertain date. It is circular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The outer rim is slightly raised. Both the upper and lower surfaces are uneven. Lead weights are common throughout the Medieval and Post-Medieval period. It has brownish white patina.
Created on: Friday 4th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scrayingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9870B7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight dating from the Medieval to Post-Medieval periods. It is rectangular in plan and in cross-section. The base is slightly wider than the top. There are two conjoined perforations in the base which become one towards the top of the object. It has a dark white patina.
Created on: Tuesday 10th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-783000
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone prehistoric loom or net weight, (2150BC-100AD). The object is a sub-oval stone which has been worked to create a weight used with either a loom or a net. At the narrower end of the object, a hole has been bored through from one side of the stone to the other, creating a perforation with which to attach the weight. The perforation is regular and larger on one side than the other. The larger side of the perforation measures 15.28mm in diameter. The smaller side is 11.09mm in diameter. There are two depressions on the wider end of the weight, however these are likely to have for…
Created on: Wednesday 9th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-66E7F2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight of uncertain date, probably dating from the medieval to the post-medieval period. It is circular in plan and flat. It is quite crudely made.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-66C611
Object type: WEIGHT
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large lead cast weight of probable medieval date. It is circular in plan with a large circular perforation in the centre. Both surfaces are very uneven and show signs of ware and damage. It is quite crudely made.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-66A598
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight of probable Roman date. It is circular in plan and biconical in shape. There is a rounded protrusion of iron which probably once formed an attachment loop. Both surfaces are undecorated.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buttercrambe', grid reference and parish protected.