Record ID: LVPL-7DDBC3
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy bell. It is conical in shape, with 6 sides meaning the base is hexagonal. The attachment loop has been cast integrally and is circular. Each face has a vertical row of three ring and dot pattern. The bell is broken unevenly before the base and the clapper is missing. This style of bell usually dates to the early Medieval period c.1000-1200. A similarly shaped one was found in a late 10th century deposit from York (Mainman and Rogers; 2000; 2599).
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-F10CC2
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy bell, probably dating to the Early Medieval period, between AD 400 - 1066 (length: 26mm; width: 16.5mm; thickness: 11mm; weight: 3.7g). This bell fragment would have been hexagonal in shape when complete. Only the top of the artefact survives with the stumped copper alloy remains of a suspension loop/ attachment at the tip. The six sides of the bell fragment are particular clear and three of the longest remaining sides have a single ring and dot pattern on them. It is impossible to indicate how big the artefact would have been when complete. Additio…
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 16th February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-D84BF5
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy bell dating to the Early Medieval period, of the type known as a 'Norse' bell. It has a hexagonally faceted cone shape with straight sides. The loop at the top of the cone is broken and largely missing. The bottom edge of the bell is crushed and torn, but it is still possible to see that the rim was straight with a small knop or foot at each angle. The object has a light brown patina. Similar examples are known from Coppergate in York and from the PAS database (e.g.DENO-C653A7).
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 7th July 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-1D57D7
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval Anglo-Scandinavian cast copper alloy clapper bell, incomplete. Rectangular loop (length 8mm, width 6.2mm, thickness 1.6mm thinning towards the top to 0.6mm) with off-centre circular piercing (diameter 1.8mm); most of the lower half of the hexagonal wall of the bell is missing. Reddish-brown surface. The bell is squashed almost flat and is filled with soil. Length 31.6mm, width 17.1mm, thickness 5.9mm, weight 3.36g. A similar hexagonal bell is published in Wikinger Warager Normannen; Die Skandinavier und Europa 800-1200, 1992, SMPK p312-313 no.327c, from a 10th century bu…
Created on: Friday 24th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Barkwith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-AA80A0
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Saxon copper alloy bell. The bell has a hexagonal body with worn traces of three ring-and-dots on each face. The suspension loop at the apex is largely missing. The rim is damaged but each 'side' would have been concave. In the centre is the corroded remains of the iron staple for missing clapper on inside. Cf. example illustrated and discussed in Mainman and Rogers (2000) Finds from Anglo-Scandinavian York, 2599, fig.1294. Probably of Norse origin, 10th century.
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-B62714
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Small copper alloy hexagonal pyramidal bell. It is characteristic of the Danelaw and Irish Sea area in the 10th Century. It is undecorated and one pannel is damaged. The clapper is intact.
Created on: Monday 12th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nantwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-C768B8
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete small, cast copper-alloy bell with a hexagonal-shaped body. The bell has been flattened and misses part of the base, due to breaks. At the end of each angle of the hexagonal-shaped body there is a rounded projection. There is an integral circular suspension loop at the apex. The metal is pitted and is a mid reddish-brown in colour. It is probably early-medieval in date, 10th - 11th century. A similarly shaped one was found in a late 10th century deposit from York (Mainman and Rogers; 2000; 2599). Similar to YORYM-7EA6F8 and YORYM-D84BF5 both found at Snape with Tho…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brantingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-D48443
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Early Medieval Anglo Scandinavian bell. The hexagonal body has a fluted lower edge and tapers to a semi-circular integral suspension loop at the apex. One side of the bell is missing and although none of the clapper survives, there is some iron staining inside the bell which suggests that the clapper was iron. The length is 28.0mm, the maximum surviving diameter of the mouth is 24.9mm and the weight is 8.01g.
Created on: Thursday 19th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-906EA4
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon copper alloy "Norse" bell of hexagonal section with circular suspension loop, remains of iron clapper, three stamped ring-and-dots on each face and scalloped lower edge. See Mainman and Rogers 2000, 2599. Height 22.5mm. Width 27.5mm.
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Friday 5th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Narford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-D87483
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible bell fragment. Cast concavo-convex fragment from the body of a conical or pyramidal object; a rib in low relief runs along the convex surface at the point where it curves or changes angle more sharply. This may be a fragment from a small bell; the angular form is characteristic of Viking-Age settlements. Suggested date: Possibly Early Medieval, 850-1100. Length: 16.1mm, Width: 14.3mm, Thickness: 1mm, Weight: 1.18gms
Created on: Wednesday 12th January 2011
Last updated: Monday 24th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bigby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E71704
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy bell of Early-Medieval date. Just over half survives. It is hexagonally faceted and tapers with slightly concave sides towards the top, where there is a loop with a large circular aperture and horizontal upper edge. Below this loop, within the bell chamber, are two damaged prongs from the clapper attachment. The artefact is heavily corroded. It measures 24.5mm high, 21.6mm wide and weighs 2.84g. A similar bell was found at Meols, Cheshire (Griffiths et al 2007: 69/pl. 75, no. 390). They are increasingly thought to be characteristic of the Danelaw in the 1…
Created on: Thursday 27th May 2010
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Northill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0888B1
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian bell 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The bell has an odd formed loop. The width of the mouth is 85.4mm+, the damaged depth of mouth of opening 54.4mm. The surviving depth of the bell is 82.0mm. The depth of the loop is 38.8mm. The loop has an odd section 9.4mm wide and 8.9mm deep strangely shaped with a flange at either side, joint at one side and ring on the inside for the suspension which is probably an extension of the loop. The wall section of the bell is 4.5mm and the base is lost.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd June 2010
Last updated: Monday 16th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LEA GREEN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0898F4
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Scandinavian bell 8th/12th century AD part of an extensive collection from a known settlement. The bell is complete, the height is 68mm, the mouth is oval with a width of 72.4mm, the depth is 55.5mm. The inside chamber has part of the loop remaining but the top of the loop is missing and has a 3.3mm thick wall
Created on: Tuesday 22nd June 2010
Last updated: Monday 16th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LEA GREEN', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-A93217
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy bell of Early-Medieval date. Most of the bell chamber survives with just the bottom edges being uneven due to breaks. It is faceted and tapers towards the top, where there should be a loop but this is now missing. The artefact is heavily corroded. A similar bell was found at Meols, Cheshire (Griffiths et al 2007: 69/pl. 75, no. 390). They are increasingly thought to be characteristic of the Danelaw in the 10th century (for further discussion, see Griffiths et al 69-70).
Created on: Tuesday 17th August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 1st September 2010
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-0162E8
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy bell of early-medieval date. The body of the bell is hexagonal in shape with small rounded lobe terminals projecting from the corner of each facet resulting in a fluted edge. From the apex of the bell an integrally cast trapezoidal suspension loop extends with a small central piercing. The surface of the bell is decorated with a series of irregularly space ring and dot designs. The clapper no longer remains. The metal is a dark brownish-green colour and is worn. The bell is 30.9mm long, 27.2mm wide, 17.6mm thick and weighs 7.8g. Similar examples ca…
Created on: Thursday 21st October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 21st October 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cawton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-09C695
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron bell, of probable Early Medieval dating. Bells during the Anglo-Saxon period were usually made from a single piece of sheet iron, folded in two, with the seams riveted or joined with copper alloy brazing metal. The brazing metal tends to cover the body on the majority of all known examples. Small iron bells were probably hung around the necks of beasts, but large bells were probably used to summon the faithful to prayer.Examples have been found at Barking Abbey, York and Flixborough. (Ottoway, unpub, Products of the blacksmith in Mid-Late Anglo-Saxon England).
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2011
Last updated: Saturday 11th February 2017
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Record ID: DENO-D5D015
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval Viking-period cast copper alloy hexagonal clapper bell, conical with slightly concave sides. Incomplete and distorted; the loop at the apex of the bell is missing, the rim is incomplete and the wall is bent inwards in places. No trace of the clapper or its means of attachment, apart from a small area of iron corrosion towards the apex. Five of the six faces are decorated with a single punched ring-and-dot - it is likely that the sixth face was also, but this is now obscured/worn. Dark green patina. Length 26.5mm, diameter (max) 23.3mm, width (squashed) c.17mm, weight …
Created on: Thursday 21st February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 7th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Erewash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-762D85
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper alloy bell with a hexagonal-shaped body and the remains of the iron clapper corroded inside, but still attached. The drilled, square suspension loop also remains intact. Probably early-medieval in date, 10th century.
Created on: Thursday 17th April 2008
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Helperthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-34F694
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a small cast copper alloy bell with what appears to have been a hexagonal-shaped body. The majority of the bell has broken away and is now missing, the rest is slightly flattened and bent out of shape. The remains of the base of what may have been an integral suspension loop can be seen at the apex, but this is now missing. Below this is a small hole through the top of one side of the bell. The metal is pitted and is a mid reddish-brown in colour. It is probably early-medieval in date, 10th - 11th century. A similarly shaped one was found in a late 10th century deposit f…
Created on: Tuesday 8th July 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 9th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sledmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-868446
Object type: BELL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Saxon bell, hexagonal body, with remains of scalloped lower edge, corroded remains of iron staple for missing clapper on inside, recessed lug broken across perforation for suspension at apex, >21 x >27mm. Cf. example illustrated and discussed in Mainman and Rogers 2000 Finds from Anglo-Scandinavian York, 2599, fig.1294. Possibly of Norse origin. 10th century.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Outwell', grid reference and parish protected.