Record ID: SWYOR-4AF449
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of 6 iron nails found in the same area. They are very likely to be Roman in date, AD 43 - 410. Measurements are; 1. length 49.5mm, weight 8.57g.  Head measures 13.0mm by 11.9mm. 2. length 51.1mm, weight 7.28g.  Head measures 10.4mm by 7.2mm. 3. length 52.3mm, weight 6.57g.  Head measures 6.8mm by 5.8mm. 4. length 36.1mm, weight 4.78g.  Head measures 11.6mm by 12.9mm. 5. length 56.9mm, weight 5.46g.  Head measures 9.6mm by 5.6mm. 6. length 20.9mm, weight 2.45g.  Head measures 11.8mm by 11.0mm. They were found about 8 inches below the bottom of a …
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-FB7B08
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy coated iron object, probably a nail or a similar fixing, probably of Post Medieval date, AD 1600 - 1900. It has a broadly square flat head, which is slightly curved. It appears green in colour, but gives a strong magnetic response. Projecting from the centre of the convex face is a central broken possible shank, sheared off on two faces. On the concave face is a ridge across the centre of the face. Measurements are; length 23.5mm, width 21.7mm, thickness 14.7mm and weight 10.52g.
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-CF9FA8
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy possible nail, or brooch or buckle pin, of probable Medieval to Modern date, about AD 1300 - 1950. It is incomplete, with the head or loop missing, sheared off at an angle. The rest of the object is a slender rod of metal, rectangular in cross-section tapering to a wedge-like point. The shaft is very slightly curved. It is 36.3mm long, 3mm wide and 2.3mm thick. 1.2g.
Created on: Thursday 28th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-A5847E
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded fragment of nail, of unknown date, but probably Post Medieval to Modern. It is oval in cross-section with a circular flat head at one end. Thick corrosion covers the object, apart from at the base of the surviving shaft, where the bare metal is visible, revealing a nail shaft which is oval in cross-section, 3.4mm by 2.4mm. The whole object is 27.2mm long, 16.7mm wide and 15.2mm thick. the shaft covered in corrosion is 9.3mm diameter. 5.9g.
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-A56775
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded fragment of nail, of unknown date, but probably Post Medieval to Modern. It is rectangular in cross-section with a rectangular pyramid head at one end, and tapering to a point at the other. It is 36.8mm long, 13.7mm wide and 10.8mm thick. 4.2g.
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-A55953
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded fragment of an unidentified iron object, possibly a nail, of unknown date, but probably Post Medieval to Modern. It is roughly cylindrical, of circular cross-section with a rounded bulbous head at one end, and tapering to a point at the other. It is 38.6mm long, 13mm wide and 12.4mm thick. 5.6g.
Created on: Tuesday 26th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-7150B4
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy nail probably dating from the Post Medieval peirod, about AD 1600 - 1800. It has a square head, each corner of which has been hammered to for a sloping facet leaving a lozenge shaped flat centre. The shaft is square in section. The point widens slightly at the bottom to form a flattened 'chisel' or 'spatulate' shaped end. It is 64mm long, and 8mm wide by 8 mm thick. 8.28g. There is no accepted method of accurately dating hand made nails, but it is known that they continued in use into the nineteenth century. Illustrations of similar nails, including of the spatulate poi…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th September 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-EA8876
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron nail of uncertain date, Roman to Post Medieval, about AD 43 - 1950. It is a large and robust nail with a rectangular domed head and a shank which is rectangular in cross-section and bent at the end, where it is also broken. The head is solid. The head is 44.9mm long, 44.2mm wide and 16.6mm thick. The shank is 49.7mm long, 11.8mm wide and 9.7m wide near the head, tapering to 7.8mm thick at the break. The nail is 64.6mm long overall. 118g. The nail is rusty and corroded.
Created on: Monday 14th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 14th December 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-2ADC9E
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hand-wrought copper alloy nail, probably dating from AD 1600-1800. It has a square convex head with slightly protruding flanges and a square shaft which tapers in one dimension from 6.1mm x 5.4mm to 5.1mm x 2.2mm at the tip.The top of the shaft is marked on one face with a diagonal line in relief. The nail is 70.2mm long, 9.2mm wide and 8.4mm thick. 11.51g. There is no accepted method of accurately dating hand made nails, but it is known that they continued in use into the nineteenth century. Illustrations of similar nails can be found in Hume, 1978, Artefacts of Colonial America…
Created on: Thursday 18th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-67DAED
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large wrought iron nail of unknown date. It is rectnangular in section, tapering to a wide point. The head is slightly convex and seems to have been T shaped, but with the arms folded down flat against the shaft of the nail. The folds in the metal are clearly visible. It is 170mm long, 14mm wide and 10mm thick. 59.9g.
Created on: Saturday 9th August 2014
Last updated: Saturday 9th August 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-A048B5
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of 3 iron nails of possible Roman date. They were recovered from a known Roman site, and are similar to Type I nails as classified by Manning (1976). Manning's type I are all of square section with wider round, square or pyramidal heads. One of these examples has a flat round head, one a fairly flat pyramidal head, and one has the head missing.
Created on: Friday 8th March 2013
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-A00145
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of 9 iron nails of uncertain date, but probably Post Roman. They were recovered from a known Roman site, but none are of the two main types of Roman nails as classified by Manning (1976). Manning's type I are all of square section with wider round, square or pyramidal heads. His type II are all of rectangular section with triangular heads in the same plane as the shaft. These examples are of varying sizes and shapes, but are all rectangular in section with the heads missing or rectangular. The nails have also been compared to excavated examples from Castleford, and again, ther…
Created on: Friday 8th March 2013
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leeds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-A7ECE2
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of four nails and two probable screws of probable Post Medieval to Modern date. Two of the objects have visible circumferential grooves and are probably modern screws. The other four are all nails, mainly rectangular in section. One has a T shaped head, two have rounded flat heads and one has a square flat head. They were found on Towton Battlefield, so have been recorded in case they are Medieval objects from the battle of 1461.
Created on: Thursday 2nd August 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th August 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-A7D381
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large corroded nail of Unknown date. The object is square in section and tapers to a point. The head is rounded and bulbous, but flat on one side. The object is corroded and rusty but in otherwise good condition but is impossible to date as there are no diagnostic features. It was found on Towton Battlefield, so has been recorded in case it is a Medieval object from the battle of 1461. It looks a bit like the removable pin holding on the visor of a Basinet on page 87 of Weapons by the Royal Armouries, (2006).
Created on: Thursday 2nd August 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-A7BA83
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large corroded nail of probable Post Medieval to Modern date. The object is square in section and tapers to a point. The head is a "rose head" type, of a flat central area with four facets around it. The head is square and the underneath is sloped too. The object is corroded and rusty but in otherwise good condition. It was found on Towton Battlefield, so has been recorded in case it is a Medieval object from the battle of 1461. Nails are discussed in Hume (1969).
Created on: Thursday 2nd August 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-2A9C92
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Eight nails which are probably Modern, but were found in the same field as the Early Medieval finds SWYOR-1590A4, SWYOR-14ED88, SWYOR-14A685, SWYOR-148980, SWYOR-146DF7, SWYOR-145073, SWYOR-142DD2, SWYOR-13FF91, SWYOR-EB7AA1 and SWYOR-EB10D8, so there is a possibility they are Early Medieval. They are all rectangular in section.
Created on: Friday 27th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Craven', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-2A9033
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six nails which are probably Modern, but were found in the same field as the Early Medieval finds SWYOR-1590A4, SWYOR-14ED88, SWYOR-14A685, SWYOR-148980, SWYOR-146DF7, SWYOR-145073, SWYOR-142DD2, SWYOR-13FF91, SWYOR-EB7AA1 and SWYOR-EB10D8, so there is a possibility they are Early Medieval. One has a right-angled head and may be a modern floorboard nail. The others do not have surviving heads.
Created on: Friday 27th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-2A7CB4
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four large nails which are probably Modern, but were found in the same field as the Early Medieval finds SWYOR-1590A4, SWYOR-14ED88, SWYOR-14A685, SWYOR-148980, SWYOR-146DF7, SWYOR-145073, SWYOR-142DD2, SWYOR-13FF91, SWYOR-EB7AA1 and SWYOR-EB10D8, so there is a possibility they are Early Medieval. The longest nail has an oval head which is flat in the centre and sloping in four facets round the edge. The shaft is square in section. The tip is missing. The edges are very crisp, so the nail is probably modern. 102mm long, head is 16.8mm x 13.9mm, shaft is 8.5mm x 7.7mm. 37g. The sec…
Created on: Friday 27th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Craven', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-2A5B16
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two heads of large nails or studs, perhaps from a barn door or similar large object. The pieces are probably Modern, but were found in the same field as the Early Medieval finds SWYOR-1590A4, SWYOR-14ED88, SWYOR-14A685, SWYOR-148980, SWYOR-146DF7, SWYOR-145073, SWYOR-142DD2, SWYOR-13FF91, SWYOR-EB7AA1 and SWYOR-EB10D8, so there is a possibility they are Early Medieval. The more complete nail head is sub rectangular and curved so the face of the head is convex and the reverse is concave. A rectangular sectioned shaft projects from the back, but is not central. The surviving shaft is …
Created on: Friday 27th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-FECDC7
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron T-clamp style nail probably dating from the Roman period. It has an anchor shaped head, wider than the shaft and with long curving arms, and the shaft is square in section. Part of the shaft is missing. It has a length of 34.13mm, width 34.93mm, thickness 6.45mm, weight 12.54g. For parallels which are a little larger, see Bishop 1996. Finds from Roman Aldborough p. 87 no: 539. BERK-D3B958 is also very similar.
Created on: Friday 28th May 2010
Last updated: Sunday 7th June 2020
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