Record ID: WAW-77E0B1
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead object, possibly an early Roman slingshot dating c. AD 43-200. The object is sub-oval in plan and is biconical with a light cream patina. The object is somewhat similar to other objects recorded as Roman slingshot, including PUBLIC-66339B and PUBLIC-6600C1. Dimensions. Length: 32.51mm. Width: 22.52mm. Thickness: 16.22mm. Weight: 52.74g.
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2023
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-6770AA
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead slingshot, as kindly identified by the finder. Cast oval pellet of rounded section, patinated overall. The form is comparable to, if not so acutely pointed as, Republican Roman and later Roman slingshot, which also appeared in 4th-century contexts at Vindolanda fort on Hadrian’s Wall. It is certainly of a mass to constitute an effective projectile weapon. Suggested date: possibly Roman, 43-410 Length: 31.5mm, Width: 21.3mm, Thickness: 17.5mm, Weight: 69.30gms
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Faxfleet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A61FB4
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead sling shot of Roman date, probably dating from the first century AD. The artefact is biconical, tapering to a sharp point at one end and a more rounded point at the other. The surfaces are convex. An assemblage of over 100 lead Roman sling-shots, found at the same farm as BH-BF5521 (a short distance to the south-east of the Roman town of Verulamium), is discussed by Greep (1987, pp. 183-200), who suggests a mid-first-century date, based on associated early military equipment (ibid, p. 184). Such objects have been found at sites throughout Roman Britain and 3…
Created on: Monday 14th February 2022
Last updated: Friday 18th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holme St Cuthbert', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-15E09D
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A highly damaged and worn Roman lead sling shot, probably dating from the 1st century AD. The object is biconical, thickest at the centre and tapering towards the ends. An assemblage of over 100 lead sling-shots we found on farm in St Albans (south-east of the Roman town of Verulamium) and published by Greep (1987: 183-200), who suggested the possible first century date. The surface of the object is very damaged. Dimentions: length 40.5mm, width 17.2mm and weight 43.93mm
Created on: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Last updated: Thursday 27th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-2D6296
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman lead sling shot, probably dating from the 1st century AD. It is a Greep (1987) Type 1 style sling shot after the examples found at Windridge Farm, St Albans. The artefact is biconical, tapering to a sharp point at one end and a rounded point at the other. The sling shot measure 38.70mm in length, 16.65mm in diameter and weighs 58.9g. There are several similar objects recorded on this database at, for example, BH-27A5B4, LANCUM-44D7EC and LANCUM-1E0B3E.
Created on: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: LANCUM-7450E3
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Roman slingshot, dating to c. 43 - 410 AD. The object is lozengical in form, with ends that taper to a blunt point and slightly flattened sides which give the middle section a broadly rectangular aspect. The object has a rough, light-brown surface. It is 29.50mm in length, 18.45mm in width and 15.64mm in thickness. It weighs 49.39g. Other examples of Roman lead slingshot on the database are: BH-EB2C32, BH-292632 and LANCUM-5F76BA, the latter of which was found in proximity to this example.
Created on: Thursday 10th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 14th January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-44D7EC
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy sling shot dating from the Roman period. Similar to those of Type 1 found near St Albans, published here in Britannia Vol. XVIII (See S.J. Greep, 1987, pp. 183-200)
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5F76BA
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman lead sling shot, probably dating from the 1st century AD. The artefact is biconical, tapering to a sharp point at one end and a more rounded point at the other. The surfaces are convex. An assemblage of over 100 lead Roman sling-shots, found at the same farm as BH-BF5521 (a short distance to the south-east of the Roman town of Verulamium), is discussed by Greep (1987: 183-200), who suggests a mid 1st century date, based on associated early military equipment (ibid: 184). Although such objects have been found at sites throughout Roman Britain, it is noteworthy that of the f…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 23rd March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-3543A9
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible slingshot. Cast oval round-ended pear-shaped shot. A deep diagonal groove and an adjacent mark resembling an uneven saltire might be either deliberate markings or fortuitous surface damage; the latter probably more likely, as is the case with other small gouges. Patinated. The lead slingshot was the mark of a professional user; the Mediterranean islanders of the Balearics and Rhodes were especially noted as mercenary slingers, while the use of the sling in Britain is also attested. Lead slingshot seems to be associated with Roman military activity up to the end of the se…
Created on: Wednesday 9th November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 10th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Torksey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GAT-24E808
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub rounded stone created by shaping.
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-24D76E
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub rounded stone created by shaping.
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-24C05E
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub rounded stone created by shaping.
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-24AEFF
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub rounded stone created by shaping. Has two holes drilled into it.
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-247EE4
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub rounded stone created by shaping.
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-246DED
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub rounded stone created by shaping.
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-24514C
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub rounded stone created by shaping. Has a hole drilled into it.
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-23CBED
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub rounded stone created by shaping. Has two holes drilled into it.
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-238BBD
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub rounded stone created by shaping. Has a hole drilled into it.
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-236BD8
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub rounded stone created by shaping. Has a hole drilled into it.
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GAT-231213
Object type: SLING SHOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub rounded stone created by shaping.
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2016
Last updated: Monday 19th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.