Record ID: NLM-50D59B
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead and iron nail fragment. Iron stub of a corroded nail shank with a flat-topped round lead head, possibly intended to retard the corrosion of the iron nail. The lead is patinated. Suggested date: possibly Post-Medieval, 1600-1800 Diameter: 15.9mm, Length: 10.6mm, Weight: 4.44gms
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Calcethorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-86CAF2
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two hand-made iron nails of unknown date, possibly dating to c AD 1200-1800.  1) Rectangular section shaft with sub-oval off-set head. The head is convex, possibly faceted and with a small piece of excess metal at the apex. It is uncertain how much of the detail of the head is affected by corrosion and being deformed while lost. The shaft is blunt but it is uncertain if any of the outer end is missing. 65.8mm in length; 6.5mm in width below the head; head 9.2mm x 7.3mm; 6.5g in weight. There are accretions on the shaft. 2) Rectangular section shaft with sub-oval o…
Created on: Monday 20th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded.

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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-7E5C76
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron hobnail of probable Roman date. It has a pyramidal head, under this is a neck before the shank, which is square in section. The shank  bends towards the tip, which is rounded. A similar example is SUR-7D0489 Dimensions: It is 27mm long and 8mm diameter, it weighs 3.34g
Created on: Friday 5th January 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-5FF90E
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron nail of possible Post Medieval date (c. AD 1500-1800). The nail is handmade from wrought iron and has a sub-oval head (13.28mm long, 10.38mm wide) and a shank that has a rectangular cross section that tapers from 8.89mm long and 6.12mm wide at the top to a wedge shaped end. Dimensions. Length (head): 13.28mm. Width (head): 10.38mm. Height: 17.27mm. Weight: 2.73g.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd August 2023
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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: NLM-878856
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail fragments. Two fragments: a concavo-convex domed nail head with a relict of its shank, the head bent back at right angles to the shank; and a small shank fragment. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1850 Diameter (head): 21.3mm, Length (large fragment): 33.6mm, Combined Weight: 8.18gms
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: NLM-49682C
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nails. Eight wrought iron nail fragments, two retaining flat oval heads and with shanks of possibly square tapered section, though the flaking of corrosion may confer an inauthentically square section entailing the loss of the actual metal surface. The form of the more complete nails corresponds to Manning’s very common Type 1b/Inchtuthil Type E, which made up 87.3% of the nails from a hoard of 800,000 nails recorded from Inchtuthil fort on Hadrian’s Wall. Suggested date: Roman, 43-410. Length (largest example): 98.5mm, Head Diameter [long axis]: 26mm, Combined Weight…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Epworth', grid reference and parish protected.

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: 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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-3AF494
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. Wrought iron handmade nail with a square-section very slightly tapered shank [tip lost, 9mm by 9mm] and a rectangular head which appears triangular in profile. The mass suggests good survival of the metal core. Possibly from a structural timber which has been burnt. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1800 Length: 69.4mm, Width (head): 27.8mm, Thickness (shank): 9mm, Weight: 34.88gms
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Halton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-3AD4B7
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. Wrought iron handmade nail with a rectangular-section shank [16.5 by 12mm max] which tapers to a wedge-shaped end with an oval head. The mass suggests good survival of the metal core. Possibly from a structural timber which has been burnt. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1800 Length: 74.7mm, Width (head): 28.1mm, Thickness (shank): 11.7mm, Weight: 46.62gms
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Halton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-D2E0ED
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron horseshoe nail fragment. A small nail with curved shank arising from use and an expanded T-shaped or fiddle key head, tip lost. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500 Length: 25.3mm, Width (head): 11.7mm, Thickness: 4.4mm, Weight: 3.58gms
Created on: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 5th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Humberston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-C0F1E3
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron horseshoe nail. T-shaped or fiddle key-shaped horseshoe nail with a solid wedge-section head and tapered rectangular shank which is coiled at one end. Bent as a result of its use in shoeing a horse. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1300 Length: 25.3mm, Width: 19.5mm, Thickness (head): 8.4mm
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 4th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fordington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-B05258
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron possible horseshoe nail. A small shank fragment with expanded head, head and shank both recently chipped. Suggested date: possibly Post-Medieval, 1600-1900 Length: 18.8mm, Width/Thickness (at head): 11.4mm, Weight: 3.39gms
Created on: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-B029FD
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron probable nail. Shank of possibly rectangular section with an expanded square head, possibly with an expanded lower shank though this may merely be the distorting effect of corrosion. The mass of the object suggests the good survival of its metal core, and hence a relatively recent date. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1900 Length: 70mm, Width (head): 18.5mm, Thickness (lower shank): 13.7mm, Weight: 38.43gms
Created on: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-AC1CDD
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron horseshoe nail. Bent shank with an expanded flat head, bent. The original metal surface may either have been lost or may remain under corrosion. Tip lost. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1700 Length (as found): 30.7mm, Width (head): 11.4mm, Thickness [overall]: 5.4mm, Weight: 4.30gms
Created on: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: NMS-249047
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very large Roman iron nail with a probably square head (obscured by corrosion) and a square-sectioned non-bent shank. This would have had a structural function. Length 220mm. Weight 178g. Mid 1st - 4th century.
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-398053
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete wrought iron nail from a secure archaeological context dating to the fourth century AD.  The nail is T-shaped in profile. The head is sub rectangular above a long rectangular shaft which terminates in a hammered point. The shaft bends at an approximate 10 degree angle below the head until roughly half way down the shaft length then straightens from there to the hammered point.  Measurments :-  Head 26.69mm x 17.23mm , Total length 192mm , Shaft width max 11.57mm x 8.75mm , Weight 100.9g
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-39CD52
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete wrought iron nail from a secure archaeological context dating to the fourth century AD.  The nail is T-shaped in profile. The head is sub rectangular and large in proportion to the length of the shaft. The shaft is rectangular and terminates in a thin hammered point. The shaft curves below the head.   Measurments :-  Head 49.75mm x 44.82mm , Total length 90.42mm , Shaft width max 17.75mm x 13.15mm , Weight 138.1g
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-39E602
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete wrought iron nail from a secure archaeological context dating to the fourth century AD.  The head is sub rectangular and L-shaped in profile. The shaft is rectangular and terminates in a hammered point.  Measurments :-  Head 32.23mm x 23.3mm , Total length 76.89mm , Shaft width max 15.41mm x 6.78mm , Weight 78.7g
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-3A2F52
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete wrought iron nail from a secure archaeological context dating to the fourth century AD.  The head is sub rectangular and has both ends bent downwards at 90 degrees to the top. The shaft is rectangular and is hammered thinner towards the point which is missing in antiquity.  Measurments :-  Head ( including shaped ends ) 82mm x 22.2mm , Width 46.11mm , Total length 83.85mm , Shaft width max 20.14mm x 9.69mm , Weight 90.1g
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2022
Last updated: Monday 16th January 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E6FE47
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron nail possibly associated with nearby finds dating to the early medieval period. The nail is very corroded with a thick layer of rust and soil which has multiple cracks in its surface. The nail appears to be hand made with a square shaped slightly domed head,which tapers gradually into the shank. The length of the shank is 62mm, is oblong in cross section and tapers to a flattened end at the distal tip. The widest point across the head (diagonally) is 31mm and the narrowest width across the head is 26mm. The widest face of the of the shank tapers from 17mm…
Created on: Friday 13th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 5th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Close to Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-4004F1
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron nail of possible Roman date. The head is rounded and domed. The stem is square in section.
Created on: Tuesday 5th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-02BFD1
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, heavily corroded iron nail, potentially Roman in date, though it could date through to the post-Medieval era. The head of the nail is roughly pentagonal in shape, though it likely was rounded at the time of manufacture. At this point it is 11.46mm wide, 9.35mm thick, and runs around 4.75mm along the length of the nail. Below the head, the nail has a rectangular cross section, being 7.18mm wide and 6.64mm thick, tapering to 2.95mm wide and 4.85mm thick just before the break. The nail is slightly bent.
Created on: Wednesday 20th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2022
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Record ID: WAW-029A1A
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, heavily corroded iron nail, potentially Roman in date, though it could date through to the post-Medieval era. The head of the nail is roughly pentagonal in shape, though it likely was rounded at the time of manufacture. At this point it is 12.75mm wide, 10.58mm thick, and runs 4.66mm along the length of the nail. Below the head, the nail has a rectangular cross section, being 5.41mm wide and 7.25mm thick, tapering to 5.59mm wide and 5.42mm thick just before the break. The nail is slightly bent.
Created on: Wednesday 20th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-0277A6
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily corroded iron nail, potentially Roman in date, though it could date through to the post-Medieval era. The head of the nail is roughly hexagonal in shape, though it likely was rounded at the time of manufacture. At this point it is 12.51mm wide, 7.93mm thick, and runs around 6.05mm along the length of the nail. Below the head, the nail has a rectangular cross section, being 8.52mm wide and 6.24mm thick, tapering to 4.05mm wide and 4.57mm thick just before the tip. The nail is slightly bent.
Created on: Wednesday 20th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-02473C
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily corroded iron nail, potentially Roman in date, though it could date through to the post-Medieval era. The head of the nail is roughly hexagonal in shape, though it likely was rounded at the time of manufacture. At this point it is 11.46mm wide, 10.99mm thick, and runs around 4.75mm along the length of the nail. Below the head, the nail has a rectangular cross section, being 6.73mm wide and 6.19mm thick, tapering to 2.58mm wide and 6.15mm thick just before the tip. The nail is slightly bent.
Created on: Wednesday 20th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-05214E
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead and iron nail fragment. A ferrous metal nail whose bent shank protrudes from a lead sheath which was presumably intended to retard the corrosion of the iron. Unusually for such objects, the lead over the nail head is smoothed, polished or worn. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800 Length: 10.9mm, Diameter: 12.9mm, Weight: 3.73gms
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Claxby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-DD8D89
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron and lead nail fragment. Round head and rectangular-section stub of its shank, with the angle between the head and shank filled by a conical sheathing of lead. Probably to prevent the corrosion of a small iron nail from splitting its setting; the size would be apt to use with roofing lead, flashing or a tile. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800 Length: 11.6mm, Diameter: 10.9mm, Weight: 3.00gms
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 1st March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-42D8ED
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron nail of possible Roman date, AD 43 - 400. The nail shank is of square section and bends slightly just over half way down towards the point, which is an old break. The head is flat and sub-rectangular. It projects slightly over the shank on three sides and much more on the fourth. The date is based on the findspot, which is in an area of Roman finds, and a more modern date cannot be ruled out. The nail is 35.77mm long from head to tip. The head is 14.38mm long and 11.30mm wide. The shank just below the head is 5.77mm square. The nail weighs 4.05g. The nail has a dark…
Created on: Monday 11th October 2021
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-333B3A
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but corroded hand-made iron nail of probable Roman date ( AD43 - AD410). Description: flat, circular head with square cross-section. The hand-made shank is square, tapering to a point which is slightly bent. The shank has minor damage along its shaft. Measurements: 62.26mm long, 22.57mm wide (at head), 7.74mm thick (shank) and weighing 22.96g. Dating for this find comes from site association with known masonry building
Created on: Friday 11th June 2021
Last updated: Friday 22nd October 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-B6DF1A
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. Wrought iron nail with a flat oval head and a shank wider (12.4mm) than it is thick (6.1mm). These characteristics are shared by studs reported from the same location, but the head of this object is lighter. The shank tapers towards a pointed tip (lost), and is bent. Reported together with carpentry tools and medieval arrowheads from the same area. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500. Length (head): 34.5mm, Length (overall as found): 55.1mm, Width (head): 20.4mm, Weight: 24.00gms.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Northorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-B6D53D
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. Wrought iron tapering spike, with a shank wider (9.5mm) than it is thick (5.4mm). These characteristics are shared by studs reported from the same location, but this object lacks a head, though the broad end is burred by hammering. Reported together with carpentry tools and medieval arrowheads from the same area. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500. Length: 95.2mm, Width (at head): 13.3mm, Thickness (shank): 5.4mm, Weight: 14.30gms.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Northorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-6D6A00
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This appears to be a square section iron nail 28.7mm in length and 7.6mm thick which has had a further strip of iron wrapped around its head and down two sides. The strip is approximately 3.2mm thick and just slightly wider than the nail it envelopes. It is of unknown date but quite likely Roman and has an unknown function.
Created on: Saturday 30th March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beedon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-A7F843
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail fragment. Wrought iron nail with straight square section shank and a probably rounded head of diameter 15mm. Suggested date: Unknown, Medieval to Post-Medieval, 1200-1800. Length: 54.7mm, Width (shank): 8mm, Thickness (shank): 7mmm, Weight: 7.22gms.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-A7ED66
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. Wrought iron nail with straight shank of rectangular section, tapering towards its point (now lost), and with a rectangular head of 21mm by 16mm of which part is bent. Suggested date: probably Post-Medieval, 1500-1800. Length: 64.9mm, Width (shank): 11.8mm, Thickness (shank): 11.2mm, Weight: 23.19gms.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-FA0255
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron possible nail fragment. Wrought iron object, now of T shape with a slightly tapered rectangular section shank meeting a flat narrow head at right angles. The angularity of the object could arise from the spalling of corrosion rather than original form of the object. Suggested date: Unknown, 40-1800. Length: 24mm, Width: 25.4mm, Thickness: 9.3mm, Weight: 9.02gms.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd January 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-EA11C1
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. Wrought Iron nail with a tapered rectangular section shank, now slightly bent, and a solid plano-convex discoid domed head. Suggested date: possibly Roman, 43-410. Length (overall, as found): 65mm, Diameter (head):46.5m m, Thickness (shank below head): 9mm, Weight: 76.56gms.
Created on: Thursday 9th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 17th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-E9F364
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron probable nail fragment. Curved fragment from a bent nail shank of square section, broken at both ends. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500. Length (as found): 34mm, Thickness: 10mm, Weight: 13.27gms.
Created on: Thursday 9th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 17th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-E9E635
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron possible nail. Tapered wrought iron shank of distinctively flattened rectangular section with an oval flattened head measuring 22mm by 17mm. The shank is now gently curved. Like most hand made ironwork, such an object is not readily dated as an unstratified find. Suggested date: unknown, Roman to Medieval, 43-1500. Length (overall): 81.1mm, Width (at head): 23.6mm, Thickness (shank below head): 10.7mm, Weight: 47.21gms.
Created on: Thursday 9th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 17th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-E9CD21
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. Wrought iron tapered nail shank of rectangular section with a small flat head which (now) overhangs the shank on one side only. The simple form is not diagnostic of date. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1700. Length: 50mm, Width (at head): 16.1mm, Thickness: 12.8mm, Weight: 15.63gms.
Created on: Thursday 9th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 17th February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-C93D02
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead and iron: two nail fragments (a and b). The heads of two wrought iron nails which are thickly coated or embedded in lead, probably poured to solidify around the head and upper shank of the nails. Patinated overall. This may represent an attempt to retard corrosion, and is encountered in the structural use of lead, and also when iron is used to cramp masonry. In the latter case, a lead coating retards the expansion of rusting iron which might split the stone. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800. Length (a): 17.1mm, Thickness/Diameter: 15.3mm, Weight: 16.61gms. Lengt…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd May 2013
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-53E598
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead and iron nail head. Round head of a small nail or tack sheathed in lead; the rectangular section of an iron shank protrudes. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800. Diameter: 12.5mm, Thickness (clear of shank): 3.2mm, Weight: 2.86gms.
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NLM-24A531
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron and lead nail head. Wrought iron nail-head, probably circular, sheathed in lead to retard corrosion; a square section iron shank protrudes. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800. Diameter: 15.7mm, Height: 10mm, Weight: 4.34gms.
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2021
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Record ID: NLM-DA9981
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Wrought Iron nails. Two near-complete hand made nails and three other nail shank fragments (a-e); the most complete nail (d) probably had a flat rounded head. The making of nails by a blacksmith would produce a rectilinear section, as opposed to the round section of modern mechanically drawn nail shanks. The process of manufacture remained effectively unchanged through the Medieval and Post-Medieval period. Suggested date: Medieval to Post-Medieval, 1200-1800. Lengths and Weights: a) L 135mm W 38.54gms, b) L 68mm W 16.79gms, c) L 58mm W 5.47gms, d) L 54mm W 10.74gms, e) L 37mm W …
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th January 2021
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Record ID: DUR-6B25BE
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron nail, probably of the Post Medieval to Modern period (AD1700-1900). The nail has a rounded head part of which is missing due to rusting. The shank is four sided at the top, tapering down to a flattened point. It has been bent from the midway point to the base and there are gouges taken out of one of the corners of the shank. The nail is in apoor condition and it is difficult to ascertain its actual purpose. However, because of its size and its findspot, it could possibly have been used in ship building or for building using heavy timbers. Because of the rustin…
Created on: Friday 16th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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Record ID: BM-540E7E
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete large iron nail probably dating to the Roman period. The head of the nail is semi-circular in shape and is flat on top where is has been struck. The upper part of the shaft is rectangular in section, transitioning into a square section shaft that tapers to a point at the end; the point is damaged. The nail has a length of 267mm. The nail head has a width of 45mm and a thickness of 21mm. The shaft has a maximum width of 25mm and a maximum thickness of 16mm.
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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Record ID: BM-543FF6
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment of iron, probably a nail dating to the Roman period. The shaft is ovular in section anjd tapers slightly along its length, with patches of heavy corrosion down most of one side. The nail has a length of 123mm and a maximum width of 19mm. It weighs 154 grams.
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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Record ID: BM-8F2598
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron nail of unknown date. The nail is 26mm in length, 4mm in thickness, and the head has a diameter of 13mm. The nail weighs 2.1 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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Record ID: BM-8F3217
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron nail of unknown date.The fragment comprises the stem of the nail and has a length of 48mm, a width of 5mm and weighs 5 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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Record ID: BM-9284D9
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely corroded iron nail of uncertain date. The head of the nail is obscured by corrosion products and riverbed accretions but extends to a rectangular-section tapering stem. The nail measures 78mm in length and the stem has a maximum width of 7mm.
Created on: Monday 26th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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Record ID: BM-92F0DB
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron nail of unknown date. The head of the nail is roughly flat and circular in shape but damaged. This is attached to a long square-sectioned stem that tapers towards a point. The nail has a length of 153mm. The head has a diameter of 25mm and a thickness of 5mm. The shaft has a maximum width of 15mm. The nail weighs 77 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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Record ID: BM-932CA3
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An ?incomplete iron nail of unknown date, with a small copper-alloy tack attached. The nail has a length of 46mm and a thickness of 17mm. The tack has a length of 12mm and a width of 5mm. The entire object has a weight of 6.7 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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Record ID: BH-F467B8
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron nail, possibly Roman in date. The nail possesses head which is circular in plan and hemispherical in section and extends to a rectangular-section tapering stem.
Created on: Monday 29th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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Record ID: YORYM1418
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
sub rectangular fragment, covered in corrosion mass, poor condition, actively corroding (wet black-red appearance) square? section, poss. nail fragment
Created on: Friday 5th May 2000
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE CAWOOD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-EFAD23
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail fragment. Part of a hand-made nail with bent shank, tip and part of the head broken. Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500 Length: 27.6mm, Width (head): 19.8mm, Weight: 7.05gms
Created on: Thursday 8th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 8th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gainsborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-806E45
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail fragment. Shank fragment from a possibly wrought iron nail, broken at both ends. Suggested date: Probably Post-Medieval, 1600-1800. Length: 28.8mm, Thickness/Width: 11.6mm, Weight: 7.03gms.
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2020
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Record ID: NLM-312E77
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron possible nail fragment. Shank fragment, possibly from a hand made nail; the partial exposure of a rectangular section arises from delamination of the metal. Suggested date: Unknown, Medieval-Post-Medieval, 1200-1800. Length: 25mm, Weight: 5.55gms.
Created on: Thursday 20th December 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd September 2020
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Record ID: NLM-3122B0
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Wrought iron nail fragment. Oval headed nail with its shank bent at right angles, perhaps at is midpoint although the tip is now lost. Suggested date: Unknown, Medieval to Post-Medieval, 1200-1800. Length (as found): 33mm, Width (head): 15.5mm, Thickness (upper shank): 8mm, Weight: 6.71gms
Created on: Thursday 20th December 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd September 2020
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Record ID: NLM-30E961
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. Wrought Iron nail with a tapering shank and possibly a square head. Corroded. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 40-1800. Length: 61mm, Width (at head): 19.5mm, Thickness (upper shank): 11mm, Weight: 17.83gms.
Created on: Thursday 20th December 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd September 2020
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Record ID: NLM-1DFE94
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail fragment. Probable wrought iron nail shank, bent towards tip, broken at the other end. Heavily corroded and splitting. Suggested date: Unknown, 40-1800. Length: 48mm, Weight: 14.17gms
Created on: Friday 7th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 21st September 2020
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Record ID: NLM-1CFE35
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. Wrought iron nail with a domed or facetted head of height 8mm and width/diameter 13.5mm and a maximum shank width of 8mm; the tip is lost at a break which reveals a square section metal core. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 40-1800. Length: 71mm, Width (head): 13.5mm, Weight: 14.27gms.
Created on: Friday 7th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 21st September 2020
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Record ID: NLM-1CE037
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail or stud. Wrought Iron nail with a tapering rectangular section shank of maximum dimensions 15.5mm by 10.5mm, a rounded tip and a flat rectangular head. The form occurs among ironwork illustrated from the Roman villa at Gadebridge Park, Hertfordshire (Manning, in Neal, D.S. 1974, pages 157-187). Though the form of many iron objects changed little from the Roman to the Post-Medieval periods, the find-spot and form admit the possibility of a Roman date. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 40-1800. Length (overall): 61mm, Width (Head): 34mm, Length (head): 37mm…
Created on: Friday 7th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 21st September 2020
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Record ID: NLM-1C5858
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron two probable Nails (a and b). Wrought iron object (a) of length 80.5mm exhibiting a rectangular section, probably pointed towards one end, and a tapered nail shank (b) of length 64.5mm with a possible square head, though only the core of the metal remains along its shank, much of the object being lost. Suggested date: Medieval to Post-Medieval, 1300-1700. Combined Weight: 42.75gms.
Created on: Friday 7th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 21st September 2020
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Record ID: NLM-01D326
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead and iron nail-head. Fragment of a wrought iron nail with a cast lead sheath over its head, presumably to retard corrosion, and perhaps indicating its use in fixing lead sheet or flashing. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1800. Length: 13.5mm, Diameter: 12.5mm, Weight: 5.22gms.
Created on: Friday 14th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 25th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bigby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-85C7D8
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably Roman iron nail or stud with a discoidal head encased in lead (damaged at outer edge). Length 25.5mm. Head diameter 29mm. Mid 1st - 4th century.
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 20th August 2020
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Record ID: NMS-A60025
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Romano-British Nail from furniture, covered with much corrosion, globular head (diameter 10mm), circular-sectioned shank, length 32mm. Cf. Crummy (1983), fig.116, no.2995.
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 4th August 2020
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Record ID: BERK-05914C
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Four complete possibly Roman Iron nails dating to c. AD 43 - 410. One of the nails is bent (nail 4). The nails have a flat circular head which are square in cross-section, and rectangular shafts which taper to a point. The shafts are square in cross-secion. Nail 1 is 92.6mm in length, 24.2mm maximum width, and weighs 26.26g Nail 2 is 90.2mm in length, 21.7mm maximum width, and weighs 23.37g Nail 3 is 81.2mm in length, 20mm maximum width, and weighs 22.41g Nail 4 is 49.7mm in length, 24.7mm maximum width, and weighs 27.94g
Created on: Tuesday 28th January 2020
Last updated: Friday 24th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashbury', grid reference and parish protected.

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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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-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: HESH-969684
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large hand wrought iron nail with a large boss like square shaped head with a distinct D shaped cross section. The shank of the nail is square and broken. The surface of the nail suffers from active laminating corrosion. A direct parallel has not been found, but the shear size suggests that it was not for domestic furniture, instead it is suggested that it might be an iron nail from a studded timber door, or possibly from a boat. A date is also difficult to suggest - it is possibly ancient but as it is hand made it could date from as late as 1900. The iron nail measures, 38.7 mm …
Created on: Tuesday 5th November 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ellesmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2F7F8C
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron nail possibly Roman hobnail of Manning's type 10 dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410 or possibly a later post-medieval nail of more general use. The nail exhibits a sub-hemi-spherical domed head that has been compressed to an ovoid shape, together with a tapering rectangular cross-section shank. The nail is covered in a thick layer of corrosion product. It measures 21.4mm in length, the head is 12.5mm in maximum width and the object weighs 1.85g. While visually the object resembles a Roman hobnail it is unusual in having a rectangular rather than square cross-section…
Created on: Thursday 30th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-57C491
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. A straight wrought iron shank with flat sides and a slightly expanded head. A rectangular section might be expected, though in this case it arises from the delamination of metal (detached fragments not illustrated). Suggested date: Medieval, 1200-1500 Length: 11.7mm, Width: 18.5mm, Thickness: 7.5mm, Weight: 24.76gms
Created on: Monday 20th January 2020
Last updated: Monday 10th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-FF015C
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
Four iron nails, probably Roman in date and of Manning's Type 9 (1985). The illustrated example possesses a conical head. A circular-section stem extends from the head. As it tapers, it becomes rectangular in section. The stem is slightly bent. It measures 47mm in length. The head has a diameter of 10mm. The stem has a diameter of 6mm. It weighs 4g. Two further short examples (NAI-168 and NAI-169) and a much longer example (SF 4310) were also recovered from the river Tees.
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2017
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2020
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Record ID: BH-D9A07D
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Six certain iron nails of Manning's Type 7 possibly dating to the Roman period. A further five nails, NAI161-165 may be of this type or simply well-preserved large-headed Type 1 nails.
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2020
No spatial data available.

Record ID: DENO-1D684B
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A wrought Iron nail of uncertain but probably post medieval date (c 1500 -1850 AD It has a square shank, tapering to a blunt point, and a flat, sub-triangular head, heavily corroded and bent at an angle to the shank. The nail is bent into a shallow S-shape. Shank is 10.5 mm thick, tapering to 3 mm. Head is 23.7 mm wide. Overall length 80 mm. Weight is 33.8 g
Created on: Thursday 25th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2020
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Record ID: NLM-02F0E5
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. A tapered wrought iron rectangular section shank with a flat sub-rectangular head, together forming a T-shape when viewed in profile. The shank is lightly bent. The mass of the object suggests good survival of its metal core and therefore, from an open field context, probably a relatively recent date. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1800 Height: 57.2mm, Length (head): 36.5mm, Width (head): 28.9mm, Thickness (shank): 11.5mm, Weight: 41.39gms
Created on: Thursday 16th January 2020
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-329CEE
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron and lead nail. A small tapered wrought iron nail with its head - if such there is - sandwiched between the halves of a folded rectangular strip of cast lead sheet 2.6mm thick. The use of the lead sheet here is a quirky variation on its use to sheath an iron nail head where it was desirable to retard its corrosion; the lead would more usually be poured in a molten state to achieve this effect, or formed into an annular washer. The nail shank is now angled. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1800 Height (overall, as found): 16.5mm, Length (lead): 21.5mm, Width (lead): 19.1mm, W…
Created on: Monday 6th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 7th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Lincoln', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-467CCA
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron nail with a sphere of lead round the shaft, of Post Medieval to Modern date, about AD 1600 - 1900. The nail is rectangular in cross section, and has a rectangular head, wider than the shank, but no thicker. The head of the nail is bent over to meet the lead mass. It is uncertain whether this was done intentionally or is as a result of damage. The shank of the nail is broken off 4mm from the base of the lead. The object is 22.6mm long and 15.8mm in diameter. It weighs 20.72g. The lead may have been used to secure the nail into a cavity, or may have been intended to cover the…
Created on: Monday 14th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th November 2019
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Record ID: NLM-1E0807
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron nail. Wrought iron nail or stud with a large possibly facetted lightly concavo-convex square head, and with a tapered rectangular-section wedge-shaped shank. This would be apt to the reinforcing of a door, a usage recorded archaeologically in the region from the 1680s (at the Hull Citadel - Foreman, M. and Goodhand, S. 1996, 'The Construction of Hull Citadel', in Post-Medieval Archaeology vol. 30, 143-185, page 169, fig. 13, ), and no doubt of long standing then. The good preservation of metal suggested by its mass may suggest a post-medieval date, and the object was perhaps only…
Created on: Wednesday 18th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5971DA
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron Medieval fiddle head nail dating to between c. AD 1050-1350. The nail is rectangular in cross section and slightly thicker on one side when seen in plan than the other. The top of the nail is rectangular in plan. Below this the pin extends which is triangular in shape. The nail is 23.7mm long, 16.0mm wide, 4.6mm thick and weighs 4.48 grams. A similar example is illustrated in Clark (1995, 86, No 64a) and given a 'Norman' date which cites another having been found in an 11th century Midden (Farley 1976, 250, Nos12-13). A similar but smaller headed nail is also …
Created on: Monday 22nd July 2019
Last updated: Monday 22nd July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Curry Rivel CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-D9ED76
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete iron and lead nail. A wrought iron nail with its head sheathed in lead, possibly to delay its corrosion in an exposed position. The shaft is square in section and the lead head is semi-spherical with a flat top. Previous examples on the database have been dated to the Post-Medieval period, e.g.: NLM-6B0777, NLM-9784DB and NLM-77889A.
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Arun', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: BH-D9E046
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two possible iron nails of Manning's Type 9 possibly dating to the Roman period. They have globular heads and stems of varying lengths. Both examples are quite short and were probably primarily used in upholstery and furniture construction, with two copper-alloy examples of this type being used to attached a corner binding to a wooden box from Butt Road, Colchester (Crummy 1983, Fig. 90, 2193).
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2019
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Record ID: BH-D9C3CD
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two possible iron nails of Manning's Type 8 possibly dating to the Roman period. They have short stems and hollow, domed heads and were probably used primarily in upholstery.
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2019
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Record ID: BH-D99234
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One incomplete iron nail possibly dating to the Roman period. The nail may be of Manning's (1985, 134) Type 4. It is similar to a Manning Type 3 nail but has only one arm, making it L-shaped.
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2019
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Record ID: BH-D97F06
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sixteen complete iron nails and four fragmentary examples which are likely to date to the Roman period. The nails may be of Manning's (1985, 134) Type 3, although they may also be narrow-headed or damaged examples of Type 1 nails. NAI146 is the only certain example of a Type 3.
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2019
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Record ID: BH-D955A6
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two iron nails which are likely to date to the Roman period. The nails are of Manning's (1985, 134) Type 2, the second most common type of Roman nail, although much rarer than Type 1s. Both nails are incomplete with broken heads and shafts. They measure 47mm and 42mm in length, 13mm and 7mm in width, and have head widths of 29mm and 17mm. They weigh 32mm and 10mm respectively.
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2019
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Record ID: BH-D926DD
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
133 complete iron nails and 61 incomplete nails possibly dating to the Roman period. They are characterised by the length (more than 15mm) and their robust pyramidal or cone-shaped heads. The nails are of Manning's (1985, 134) Type 1B, the most common type of Roman nail, but unfortunately indistinguishable from those of later periods. 98 were straight, the remainder clenched.
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2019
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Record ID: BH-D9160D
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two iron nails possibly dating to the Roman period. They are characterised by the length (more than 15mm) and their robust pyramidal or cone-shaped heads. The nails are of Manning's (1985, 134) Type 1A, the most common type of Roman nail, but unfortunately indistinguishable from those of later periods. They measure 226mm and 154mm in length and have widths of 15mm and 12mm, whereas the heads have a diameter of 26mm and 27mm. They weigh 198g and 72g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th July 2019
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NLM-263396
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron and lead nail fragment. The rounded head of an iron nail with a thick sheath of lead, the former corroded and the latter patinated. Probably a nail covered with lead to retard its corrosion in an exposed setting. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1900 Diameter: 13.4mm, Length: 10.2mm, Weight: 4.53gms
Created on: Thursday 13th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 14th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Epworth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-1CECE0
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ten hand made iron nails of uncertain date (Roman - modern, c.43-1900). The largest complete example is 83.9mm long with a circular head 22.0mm in diameter and the smallest is 49.5mm long with a head 12.9mm in diameter.
Created on: Thursday 28th January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Funtington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-828347
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bradford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of four iron nails of uncertain date. They are irregular in section, but tending towards a square section, which can indicate hand forging. However, handmade nails have not changed in design since the Roman period, and continued to be made well into the 19th century and beyond. It is unusual for such small pieces of iron to survive in the ground, perhaps suggesting that they cannot be more than a few hundred years old. The nails all have faceted heads, and two of them are large and chunky with a median band round the head.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd February 2010
Last updated: Sunday 28th 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-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
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leeds', grid reference and parish protected.

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-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-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: DENO-DFF6B2
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an iron hand made nail of uncertain date. The head has heavy corrosion, it shows a sub rectangular plan, sloping to each corner, and each face has a sub triangular, almost D-shaped profile. The shank has a rectangular base, tapering to an apparently old break after 25 mm. Shank is 13 mm by 17 mm at the base, 10 mm by 13 mm at the break. The head is 44 mm wide, 48 mm long and 17 mm thick. The size of the head suggests the nail was not for use in domestic furniture. Possible door stud. A similar object is described in record HESH-5D2C4A. Weight is 123.8 g. Overall heig…
Created on: Friday 28th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2019
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