Record ID: GLO-05105E
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five fragments of bloomery slag that appear to have been produced from the tapping process. All display smooth molten ridges and channels on the face characteristic of runs of solidified molten taped slag. Where broken the core is seen to be dense but filled with abundant, small bubbles and cavities. These fragments measure 1, 35mm by 33mm 2, 50mm by 35mm 3, 70mm by 50mm 4, 42mm by 30mm 5, 115mm, by 80mm
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-A5CB62
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete socketed Iron spearhead of uncertain date, dating to c.AD 43 - 1600. The working end and some of the socket are missing. The socket is open and would be circular in section if complete. It extends, narrowing, to an incomplete leaf shaped blade which is lentoid in cross-section, no decoration is apparent. The object is heavily corroded. Length: 131.3 mm Width: 36.1 mm Weight: 113.15 g
Created on: Friday 19th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 26th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C038B9
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron chisel, splitter or other tool of unknown date, Roman - Post Medieval, AD 43 - 1950. The chisel is wedge shaped at the widest point, although very rusted. It tapers sharply to the narrow end which is a rounded lozenge shaped in cross-section. Although it is thin at the wide working end, it is thicker towards the narrow end, possibly with slightly concave faces where it narrows. Length: 165mm; Width: 64.37mm; Thickness: 25.53mm and Weight: 566g. Manning (1976) illustrates similar chisels dated from the Roman period including page 48 item 59, d…
Created on: Monday 8th January 2024
Last updated: Sunday 28th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0435D4
Object type: MATTOCK
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete corroded iron mattock, adze or pick of uncertain date, Roman to Post Medieval, AD 43 - 1950. It is sub-rectangular, tapering to a thin, incomplete wide and at one end, and narrowing and thickening to an incomplete socket at the other end. The blade is broken across the socket for the handle. On one face there are narrow flanges running from the socket down each side of the blade and round the socket. Length: 148.34mm Width: 63.47mm Thickness: 14.05mm Weight: 283g See Manning (1976) items 65 and 66, page 26, illustrated page 49, fig.16 which are …
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 28th January 2024
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Record ID: SF-5EAD57
Object type: ASSEMBLAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of four ferrous nails of an uncertain date. Each has rectangular-sectioned shanks and flat rectangular heads. 1. Length: 46mm; Width: 5.2mm; Thickness:3.2mm: Head width: 11.8mm; Weight: 5.00g 2. Length: 64mm; Width: 6.5mm; Thickness: 6.5mm; Head width: 14.2mm; Weight: 11.36g.  3. Length: 34.6mm; Width: 7.00mm; Thickness; 6.8mm; Head width: 9.4mm; Weight: 5.28g.  4. Length: 24.2mm; Width: 2.6mm; Thickness: 2.5mm; Head with: 11.3mm; Weight: 1.46g.
Created on: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Hemingstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-653B36
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron unidentified object of unknown date Description: The object remains as a gentle 'S' shaped piece of iron with a circular cross section. One end is flattened into a broadly oval shape. Measurements: length: 100.3mm; width (widest end): 15.3mm; thickness (narrowest point): 8.9mm; weight: 37.04g Discussion: Other iron S-shaped objects recorded on the database include chain links such as BM-AADD88 and latchlifters including LVPL1513
Created on: Monday 23rd October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-D2E7B4
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron chisel or other tool of unknown date, Roman - Post medieval, AD 43 - 1950. The tool is covered in corrosion, but is probably broken at both ends. It has a shaft which is circular in cross-section, which flattens and widens into a working end. The wide end is 41.3mm wide, and flat in plan. The shaft is 26.3mm diameter and 39.3mm in length. The blade part is triangular in profile. The overall length is 91.2mm, the maximum thickness is 22.9mm and the weight is 198.16gThe surface of the chisel is cracked and corroded. Being incomplete, the tool is impossibly to ident…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
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Record ID: OXON-E07F8D
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron knife of probable Post Medieval date (c. AD 1500-1700). It is missing hte tip of the blade. The iron blade has a straight back, with a projecting triangular tang that is rectangular in cross section. The blade curves abruptly downward away from the tang before curving to form the cutting edge of the blade. The blade is traingular is corss section with a hammered edge. The tip of the blade has broken away leaving a worn break. The object is heavily corroded.  The knife is 135.8mm long, 20.5mm wide, 8.87mm thick and 46.6g.  Ir…
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 6th September 2023
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Record ID: NLM-87A6FD
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail fragment. Rectangular-section shank and oval expanded head from a nail, most of shank lost. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1850 Length: 25.9mm, Diameter (head): 19.4mm, Thickness (shank): 7.3mm, Weight: 8.28gms
Created on: Friday 25th August 2023
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Epworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F8ACD4
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast white metal coated iron ingot of uncertain function and date, possibly the Early Medieval to Medieval periods. The object is an obliquely truncated cylinder in plan and an obliquely truncated rectangle in cross-section.  The base of the ingot has rounded edges and is slightly concave.  The surfaces are light grey in colour, this being an applied white metal coating. In areas this has corroded there is iron corrosion product.   Dimensions (mm):  length 18.57, diameter 10.82. Weight: 9.19g
Created on: Friday 18th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2023
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Record ID: NLM-22C969
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. A probably rectangular-section shank, tip lost, with an enlarged head of possibly lozenge form. Expanded overall by corrosion, though the mass indicates good survival of a metal core. Accompanying material is mainly Roman in date, though with traces of later material also present. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1750 Length: 50.4mm, Thickness/Width (shank): 9.6mm, Width (at head): 17mm, Weight: 11.58gms
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Epworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-2741C3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily corroded iron object of unidentified form and function. Description: The object is a long iron implement. The top third of the object is a quadrilateral cuboid of around 12.67mm in width, whilst the lower two thirds is cylindrical tapering to a poorly defined point. The object is heavily corroded resulting in bulbous protrusions and concretions (one of which has a piece of flint in). This has warped the orignal form of the object and obsured its function. Measurements: Length: 85.54mm; Width: 5.21 - 12.67mm and Weight: 23.84g. Discussion: It is difficul…
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Northbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-413B18
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An oblong piece of encrusted iron, possible salvage from wreck, of unknown date. The item comprises of a sub-rectangular shank which extends roughly 36 mm before gradually widening to a narrow iron ring which measures 5.7 mm 28.9 mm wide, 5.3 mm long and 20.3 mm high. This ring is only visible on one side of the item, as the other is now completely encrusted by stone concretion. from this narrow ring, the object then extends in an irregular, encrusted sub-oval body which has a maximum length of 38.5 mm. On one length of the outer edge of this oval, the iron shank continues, n…
Created on: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-218337
Object type: BILL HOOK
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron bladed knife, a billhook or other form of curved knife, of unknown date, Roman to Post Medieval, AD 43 - 1800. It has a scale tang with two incomplete wooden scales forming the handle surviving. Three iron rivets secure the scales to the tang. The blade is the same width as the tang. In most modern examples, the blade is wider and steps narrower to the handle. The blade has a curved tip and is sharpened on the inner side of the curve only. The tip of the blade has a hard white substance adhering to the blade - possibly part of a sheath. Length 178.6mm, width 4…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 25th May 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-9DDECC
Object type: AWL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and heavily corroded iron object, possibly an awl, of uncertain date. The object is conical, with a wide circular terminal to one end and a rounded point to the other. Due to corrosion products, it is not possible to adequately discern its original section, and it’s incompleteness also prohibits further identification. The object is 52.6mm long, 12.9mm wide, 12.4mm thick and weighs 15.4g.
Created on: Thursday 9th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cottam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-3AFB1B
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, iron object of unknown date, potentially a part of a nail or stud though this is uncertain. The object is circular in plan and heavily corroded. The object is slightly convex on the obverse and slightly concave on the reverse, though this could be a product of corrosion rather than a reflection of how the object originally was. Dimensions. Diameter: 25.16mm. Thickness: 8.36mm. Weight: 8.04g.
Created on: Friday 27th January 2023
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2023
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Record ID: WAW-70EF2C
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, iron object of likely Roman date (c. AD 43-410), possibly a furniture fitting or strip binding from a box. The object is roughly leaf shaped in plan, with a rounded point at one end and a broken rectilinear bottom. The object appears to have been sub triangular in cross section, with a raised central rib running along the centre of the exterior face and a largely flat reverse, though it appears to be bent slightly upwards towards the point. There are what appears to be the remains of two rivet holes in the object, one nearer the rounded point, starting 13.46mm along the…
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 18th January 2023
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Record ID: WAW-48B0CD
Object type: AXE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, iron axehead of unknown date, probably Early Medieval to Modern (c. AD 900-1900). The axehead starts at 96.77mm high near the blade, tapering to 53.98mm high near the back whilst also expanding from 6.01mm wide to 18.78mm wide towards the back of the head. At this point, it suddenly curves towards a triangular section that starts at 7.34mm wide and tapers to 3.51mm wide near the end. There are no remains of a socket and the axe is corroded and incomplete. Dimensions. Length: 109.21mm. Width: 18.78mm. Height: 96.77mm. Weight: 570g.
Created on: Thursday 22nd December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2023
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Record ID: GAT-73F334
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A long thin iron fragment, triangular in cross section, and gradually tapering in thickness to a point. At the thickest end are several notches in the metal. The iron was found in a thick encasing of corrosion with inclusions of shells and other marine debris. The find was removed from the casing by the finder. The tapering edges and pointed end appear to indicate this is a blade or an intentionally pointed object, however on closer inspection the tapering edge can be seen to be uneven and irregular, likely indicating that the piece has either splintered or fractured. It seems like…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llangoed', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-05A9D2
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron axehead of uncertain dating, possibly Medieval to Post medieval (c. AD 1000 - 1800). The axehead is broadly triangular in form with a curved cutting edge. The socket is broadly rectangular in form with rounded upper and lower projections. The perforation in the socket is triangular. The axehead has a straight flat butt end. The main body of the blade has a more tapered downward projection as opposed to the upper edge that is more angular as it tapers to the cutting blade. The object measures 109.9 mm in length, 62.7 mm in width across the blad…
Created on: Tuesday 13th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2022
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