Record ID: SWYOR-4CE8B4
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Published
An iron arrow head which has a rounded socket instead of a tang. It is 52.9mm long and 17.2mm wide. The blade is a long triangular shape and seems to be flat though the corrosion could be obscuring details. The arrowhead has barbs which appear to be straight not curved, but one is missing and the other is broken so the shape is not certain. There is some damaged to one side of the blade and to the socket, which is 9.4mm thick. The iron is corroded but seems to be stable. Arrowheads are notoriously difficult to date. Barbed arrows or spearheads are rare from Roman contexts and tend t…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-41C907
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron sub-circular disc which is probably a weight. There is a central plug which may be copper alloy. The plug is not corroded and the surface is smooth. The edge of the object is corroded and the surfaces are pitted. It is not clear whether there were ever any markings on the surface. The surface of the iron is rough. There is one deep hole near the edge of the disc which is very rusty. It is not clear whether the hole is original or whether it is just a localised area of invasive corrosion. There is a corresponding hole in the same place on the other side which is less corroded. T…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B684A0
Object type: TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
An iron object which is probably part of a post medieval tool. The object is 153.3mm long and has a heavy pear shaped knop at one end which has a diameter of 16.5mm. The shaft is thin and is circular in section at the ends but widens slightly to become square in section in the centre. At the other end is a thick rounded knop which is D shaped in section and beyond that the object tapers to a point. It is believed that the iron is the central part of a wooden handle from a tool or knife. The heavy rounded knop would have been visible at the end of the handle and would have prevented the…
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-0EA3F1
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Published
An iron prick spur which probably dates from the period between the ninth and twelfth centuries. The spur is a Y shaped piece of corroded metal. The sides curve round the wearer's leg but are described as straight because they do not kink to duck underneath the ankle bone. They are rectangular in section. The neck is square in section and tapers to a very small point rather than a separate goad. Straight sides instead of crooked ones suggest an early date, as does the very small goad. The terminals are missing. This prick spur is in good condition for iron; the metal is solid and is a…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Monday 15th October 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-0ECB23
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron, but copper plated probable linch pin. The pin is very robust and is 106mm long. The pin is D shaped in section and tapers to a blunt point. It is 9.4mm wide at the thick end. The head of the pin is a separate spherical hollow knop which has a diameter of 14.5mm. There are vertical striations along the rounded side of the pin, and sloping transverse scratches on the flat side. The flat side is more worn at either end and not in the middle. Linch pins were used in the Iron Age and Roman periods to fix the wheels to the axels of vehicles. This probable pin is also probably from t…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-EA7A03
Object type: TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable draw knife made of iron. Only the blade survives; the tangs look to have been snapped off. The blade is 161.5mm long and 23.8mm wide. It seems to be double edged and has a thick central rib. In section it is shaped like a lozenge with concave sides. It is 11.4mm thick at the thickest part of the mid rib. The rib continues to the far extent of both ends, suggesting that the rib extended to form tangs, now missing, at both ends, meaning the tool had two handles. Two such double handed tools are draw knifes and spoke shaves. The iron is corroded but stable. No archaeological pa…
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-0D5F52
Object type: PATTEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron hoop from the bottom of a patten. The hoop is made from a band of iron standing on its side and bent into an oval loop. The band is 4.7mm thick and 12.5mm high making an oval which is 130mm long and 90.6mm wide. At each end of the oval is a projection vertically upwards which then bends outwards at a 90 degree angle. The wooden sole of the patten would have been attached to the top of these projections with nails. The iron part of the patten is 31.2mm high. The wooden sole, any part of the upper and the nails do not survive. A patten was an over-shoe worn to give the wearer …
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-398C11
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron sword which is full length with all the iron parts surviving. It is 980mm long and has a straight blade which tapers to a point. The metal is extremely fragile at the join between the blade and the hilt. The pommel and guard are discoidal and are joined by a curving hand guard on one side. Beyond the pommel is a long tapering projection which is circular in section and terminates in a pointed knop. The iron is in very good condition. There is a layer of concretion round the guard with roots trapped in it. Keith Matthews, curator of military history at the Castle Museum, York…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B514C2
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy and iron knife fragment. The fragment is part of the handle and is 46.2mm long, 14.6mm wide and 10.5mm thick. It consists of a heavily corroded iron tang which was probably flat making it a scale tang, and a copper alloy decorative handle fragment. The copper alloy piece is pentagonal in section and is tubular. It is more normal for the handle of a scale tang knife to be formed of two plates rather than one tubular piece. The iron tang project from both ends of the copper alloy piece because the handle is not complete. The copper alloy is decorated with incised lines for…
Created on: Friday 2nd November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-6BF9E6
Object type: PATTEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron hoop from the bottom of a patten. The hoop is made from a band of iron standing on its side and bent into an oval loop. The band is 5mm thick and 11.6mm high making an oval which is 145.9mm long and 100.1mm wide. At each end of the oval is a projection vertically upwards which then bends outwards at a 90 degree angle. One projection is broken, but the other has a trilobed terminal. The wooden sole of the patten would have been attached to the top of these projections with nails. The iron part of the patten is 29.5mm high. The wooden sole, any part of the upper and the nails do …
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-6CC717
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron tool which may be a chisel or pick. It has a head which is circular in section but the top is not flattened as would be expected from hammer blows. The end may be an ancient break. There are shoulders below the head where the tool changes to a rectangular section and starts to taper to a wide point. This end is also irregular and looks likely to be an old break. One face of the tapered end is very rough and there is a step at the top suggesting that the original surface may have flaked off. The tool is 69mm long, 33.3mm wide and 30.2mm thick. The blade is 32.2mm wide at the tap…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-6DC678
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Barnsley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron horseshoe dating from the post medieval or modern period. The shoe is 134.6mm long, 131.5mm wide and 16mm thick. It has a fuller (groove) on the ground surface in which the head of the nails would sit. This is characteristic of post-medieval and later shoes. The front of the toe is missing, so it is impossible to tell if there was a turn-up at the front. The shoe does not appear to have calkins (thickened areas at the ends of the shoe). It is somewhat corroded, which may explain its great weight of 612g. The shoe is also very wide, another feature that suggests a date in the se…
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-E28782
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron arrowhead of medieval date. It is 35.8mm long, 12.2mm wide and 10.2mm thick. The head is fairly small and narrow and can be classed as a spearhead type of arrow. It is likely that these were used throughout the medieval period for a variety of uses, both warfare and hunting. The arrowhead has a socket and appears to have a median ridge along both faces. This can suggest a slightly later medieval date but it is generally agreed that it is impossible to date arrowheads from the form alone. The iron is in good condition but is corroded. A similar example is number 41 on page 86 o…
Created on: Thursday 10th April 2008
Last updated: Saturday 1st October 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-4D10A5
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded iron object which may be a medieval or post medieval key. It is 58.4mm long, 29mm wide and 12.2mm thick. It has a loop at one end which may originally have been lozenge shaped and extending from this a bar which seems to be circular in section. At the far end the bar bends to one side. It is unclear whether the bend is damage or whether it is the corroded remains of a bit. The thick corrosion obscures all details. There are many interpretations for this object, but it seems most similar to a damaged key similar to those seen ion page 2872 of Finds from Medieval York.
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-4E1B76
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron arrowhead of medieval date. The arrowhead is 57mm long, 18.2mm wide and 9.3mm thick. The head is leaf shaped and can be classed as a spearhead type of arrow. It is likely that these were used throughout the medieval period for a variety of uses, both warfare and hunting. The arrowhead has a socket and appears to have a median ridge along both faces. This can suggest a slightly later medieval date but it is generally agreed that it is impossible to date arrowheads from the form alone. The iron is in good condition but is corroded. A similar example is number 31 on page 86 of the…
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-F02FF5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim fragment of an iron vessel probably dating from the post medieval period. The fragment is 51mm long, 34.2mm wide and 11.4mm thick. It has a curved wall with a turned out rim which is triangular in section with a flat top. The curve of the fragment suggests a relatively large vessel. It is possible that the fragment is from a Victorian washing copper, but the wall is thicker than other examples, so this is unlikely. The surface of the iron is uneven and slightly pitted, but is in very good condition and there is no active corrosion. The vessel probably dates from 1500 – 1800 AD …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-19D671
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron arrowhead of medieval date. The arrowhead is 75.4mm long, 17.1mm wide and 10.5mm thick. The head is triangular and can be classed as a spearhead type of arrow. It is likely that these were used throughout the medieval period for a variety of uses, both warfare and hunting. The arrowhead has a socket. It is generally agreed that it is impossible to date arrowheads from the form alone. The iron is in good condition but is corroded. Similar examples can be seen on page 86 of the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Medieval Catalogue, Part 1. Another similar example on the database is SW…
Created on: Friday 25th April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-BC8534
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast iron strap slide probably dating from the medieval period. It is 16.5 mm long, 13.1mm wide, and 4.1mm thick. It is a rectangular frame which is narrower at one end. There is an external rivet in the narrow end. This would have attached the loop to the strap. The outer edge of the loop is decorated with two grooves along the frame. The frame has a tin coating which has helped to prevent corrosion. The metal has a grey colour with some ferrous corrosion products on the surface. A similar example can be found on page 232 of Dress Accessories by Egan and Pritchard which dates from …
Created on: Monday 1st September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-A18452
Object type: WEDGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large iron nail or small wood working wedge or other tool. The object is rectangular in section and has a solid head at one end, tapering to a point at the other. It is 89mm long, 16.36mm wide and 12.24mm thick. Functional objects such as this are impossible to date since the design does not change.
Created on: Wednesday 24th September 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-A20085
Object type: AXE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron axe that has been polished and varnished since discovery. It is 231mm long, 83mm wide and 32mm thick. Axes have changed very little in design making them very difficult to date. Staff at the Royal Armouries do not believe this to be a weapon. It looks to be a domestic axe rather than a piece of specifically designed weaponry. Battle axes tend to have a wider cutting edge. The cutting edge is convex but no wider than the rest of the tool. The blade has sloped shoulders before the oval socket. The neck of the socket is cracked. One side of the socket is shaped with a point formed…
Created on: Wednesday 24th September 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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