Record ID: SF3961
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lead ?spindle whorl, circular with a central perforation. Flat and plano-convex, the rounded face is decorated with raised ribs, some of which radiate and others which might be pseudo-letters. The dating of these decorated whorls is difficult; suggestions have included Roman, late Anglo-Saxon and medieval, but the last seems most likely.
Created on: Monday 27th November 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK GREAT FINBOROUGH', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF4366
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Crudely made low plano-convex lead weight, probably a spindle whorl. Irregular circle (22-24 mm diameter) in plan; neater circular perforation which tapers very slightly towards the curved top, 7-8 mm in diameter. 6.5 mm thick, weighs 20.25g.
Created on: Monday 15th January 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK PARHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF4495
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lead weight, probably a spindle-whorl, irregularly circular and plano-convex, with a central circular perforation which tapers from 8-9 mm at the convex face to 9-10 mm at the flat face. Diameter varies from 29-32 mm, thickness 11 mm max, weighs 59g exactly.
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2001
Last updated: Monday 21st July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK SHOTTISHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF5007
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Irregular perforated weight or spindle-whorl made from chalk. Sub-rectangular with rounded corners when viewed either from the top or the side, it measures 27 x 34 mm and is 15 mm thick. It is either not particularly well made or has suffered some damage, as it has a rather lumpy outline. The circular perforation is a little off-centre and is symmetrically waisted, narrowing slightly to c. 10 mm minimum diameter. Weights like this one are usually interpreted as spindle-whorls, but a rectangular weight would perhaps not make a very good whorl as it would not turn evenly. They canno…
Created on: Friday 16th March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 20th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK DEBENHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF6491
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lead spindle whorl or weight. Tall and plano-convex, the flat oval base measures 20 x 22 mm and has a groove around the central circular perforation. The perforation is 9 mm in diameter both at the base and at the rounded top. The spindle whorl is 16 mm long, and weighs39.14g (1.38 oz). There are some cut marks around the sides at the base, where it looks as if some lead has been shaved off to adjust the shape or weight.
Created on: Friday 20th July 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BADINGHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF6492
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lead spindle whorl, a thick disc with rounded corners; the corners are more rounded on one face (the top) than on the other. The base has a groove around the central circular perforation, which measures 10 mm in diameter at the base and 9 mm at the top. The whorl is 14 mm thick and 23-24 mm in diameter. It weighs g (1.66 oz)
Created on: Friday 20th July 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BADINGHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF6623
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Spindle whorl made from chalk, 37 mm in diameter and 13 mm thick. It is a thick disc in shape, with both circular faces slightly convex and the sides gently rounded. The central perforation flares gently from 8 mm at one end to 10 mm at the other. All surfaces are covered with irregularly set concentric grooves, apart from a small area around each end of the perforation. The whorl weighs 21.5g. Whorls are very hard to date.
Created on: Thursday 23rd August 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK CODDENHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF6635
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Decorated lead spindle whorl, biconvex in shape, 26 mm in diameter and 15 mm thick, with a central perforation which flares slightly from 8.5 mm in diameter at one end to 10 mm in diameter at the other. It is decorated with a narrow raised seam around the junction of the two halves, over which are seven relief lozenges. It weighs 40.76g (1.44 oz). There is controversy about the dating of decorated lead spindle whorls - they may possibly be Roman, but are more likely to be medieval.
Created on: Thursday 23rd August 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK ORFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF6636
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Decorated lead spindle whorl, biconvex in shape, 30 mm in diameter but only 7 mm thick. The central perforation is 8 mm in diameter at either end, but swells out into concave sides in between. The whorl is decorated on one face with four pairs of transverse lines, forming a cross interrupted by the perforation. In between are indistinct relief motifs. The same pattern may be seen on the other face, but this is even more indistinct. There appears to be some wear on both faces around the perforation which has removed or pushed aside the relief decoration. The whorl weighs 35.2g (1.…
Created on: Thursday 23rd August 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK ORFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF6637
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Conical decorated lead spindle whorl. The base is sub-circular, 20-22 mm in diameter, and slightly rounded. The whorl is 10 mm tall, and is decorated with seven vertical ribs with a single pellet at the bottom between each rib. The slightly off-centre perforation is 6 mm in diameter and does not appear to flare. The whorl weighs 20.15g (0.71 oz). There is controversy about the dating of decorated lead spindle whorls - they may possibly be Roman, but are more likely to be medieval.
Created on: Thursday 23rd August 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK ORFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF6639
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Small perforated lead weight, perhaps a spindle whorl. It is roughly circular (15-16 mm diameter) and quite thick (8 mm), with rounded edges. The central perforation is oval, and swells out in the centre; it measures 7 x 6 mm at one end and 6 x 5 mm at the other. It weighs 11.38g (0.4 oz).
Created on: Thursday 23rd August 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK ORFORD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF7283
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Circular perforated lead weight or spindle whorl. Vaguely conical, the object is extremely irregular, measuring 19 x 17 mm at the base and standing 12 mm tall. The off-centre perforation is 6 mm in diameter for all of its length. There are two large depressions in the side of the object, one of which has penetrated through to the perforation. There are also three or four dots around the top of the perforation which look almost decorative. The depressions are probably not there to adjust the weight, as it totals 18.07g (0.63 oz).
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BADINGHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF7284
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Circular perforated lead weight or spindle whorl. A very truncated cone in shape, it is 16 mm in diameter at the base and 8 mm tall. The perforation is 7 mm in diameter for all of its length.
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BADINGHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF7263
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Spindle whorl made from some kind of stone, probably sandstone but possibly lava. It is globular, with its widest point (35 mm in diameter) not at the midpoint but three-fifths of the way towards one end. It measures 25 mm from one end of the central circular perforation to the other, and the perforation flares from 7 mm at the more pointed end to 9 mm at the more rounded end. There are five grooves around the circumference which were probably made on a lathe. Spindle whorls are difficult to date, but most of those on middle and late Anglo-Saxon sites have lathe-turned grooved deco…
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'STOWUPLAND', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF7282
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Circular perforated lead weight or spindle whorl. Conical, it is 24 mm in diameter and 8 mm thick; the perforation is 7.5 mm in diameter for the whole of its length. The lead is very white. These objects are hard to date.
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BADINGHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF7559
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Plano-convex object, perhaps a decorated spindle whorl. It is 22 mm in diameter and 11 mm tall, with a distinctly flat top. The central perforation flares very slightly from 6 mm wide at the top to 7 mm wide at the bottom, and is perhaps more sub-triangular than circular. Both the flat base and the convex upper surface are decorated with ring-and-dot motifs. Around the bottom of the convex face are blind-drilled holes the same size as the rings, and these alternate with nicks cut into the edge. Where there is room between the ring-and-dots these nicks extend into grooves which run …
Created on: Monday 10th December 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HEMINGSTONE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF8091
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Thick circular lead spindle-whorl. It measures 24 mm in diameter at the base, and 20 mm in diameter at the top; it is 8 mm thick. The sides are straight and sloping, and the underside is flat. There is a central perforation 6.5 mm in diameter at both top and bottom. The top face is dished, and decorated with a raised border and eleven radiating ribs, some fainter than others. It weighs 31.8g. Decorated lead spindle-whorls are very hard to date.
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'FRECKENHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF8414
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Circular lead spindle whorl, 29 mm in diameter and 15 mm thick. The underside is slightly flatter than the top but otherwise the whorl is fairly symmetrical. There is a central circular perforation which flares from 8 mm in diameter at the top to 11 mm in diameter at the bottom, with a partial groove around the perforation on the base.
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'KENTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF9094
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lead spindle whorl, 28-29 mm in diameter and 12.5 mm tall, with a central circular perforation which tapers from 12 mm in diameter at the base to 10 mm in diameter at the top. The flattish base originally had a wide groove hollowed out around the perforation, but part of this has been scraped away recently, probably by agricultural machinery. The sides are fairly straight and the top is rounded, with two older scrapes across it.
Created on: Thursday 8th August 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'KENTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF9095
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Lead 'spindle whorl', plano-convex in shape. The maximum diameter is 35 mm close to the base, which has a hollowed-out centre with a perforation in the centre. The perforation is circular and tapers from 13 mm in diameter at the base to 9 mm diameter at the top. The upper part of the object is domed and undecorated, and it is 19 mm tall. Although these objects are known as spindle whorls, this one seems far too large and heavy for this; it may be a general-purpose weight. Undatable.
Created on: Thursday 8th August 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'KENTON', grid reference and parish protected.