Record ID: ESS-38E482
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead spindle whorl with decorative knobs. The base is concave. It is sub-rectangular in cross section. It is 29mm in diameter and weighs 51.42 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-95F945
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead spindle whorl, probably of Medieval date. It is undecorated and has a sub-triangular cross section. Diameter 25.79mm, thickness 6.99.
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Hedingham CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-0DB523
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle whorl, probably of Medieval or Post Medieval date. It is sub-trangular cross section. Measuring 23.29mm in diameter, 5.96mm thick, and weighs 16.1 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 19th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castle Hedingham CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-7E1611
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy weight, probably a spindle whorl. It is biconical with a central circular perforation. A large amount of the original surface is missing, where it does survive, it is covered in vertical incised lines. It is 16.04mm thick, 23.36mm in diameter, the central perforation is 7.97mm in diameter. It weighs 27.30 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd August 2010
Last updated: Monday 16th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Birch CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-6C6FF7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (1300-1500AD) cast lead spindle whorl. It is circular in plan with a diameter of 26.92mm and has a central perforation measuring 8.37mm in diameter. It has a sub-triangular cross section. The upper surface has moulded decoration which is now worn. It is 12.93mm thick and weighs 27.72 grams.
Created on: Thursday 28th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'White Roding CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-719D58
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead spindle whorl. It is circular in plan with a central perforation. In profile it is trapezoid. It is 26mm in diameter and weighs 24.03 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 29th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Waltham CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: ESS-858DF6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or Post Medieval cast lead spindle whorl. It is circular in plan with a central circular perforation. It has a flat base and the upper surface is domed, giving it a trapezoid profile. There is a worn break along one side. The spingle whorl is 22.22mm in diameter, 5.22mm thick and weighs 6.99 grams.
Created on: Monday 12th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bures Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-6A0066
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead Medieval spindle whorl. A bi-conical whorl (diameter 26.6mm) with a circular central perforation (diameter 8.7). Weight 22.7g, thickness 7.25mm. The underside is flat.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-5F38D5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (1300-1500AD) cast lead spindle whorl. It is circular in plan with a diameter of 23.19mm and has a central perforation measuring 7.21mm in diameter. It has a sub-triangular cross section. The upper surface has moulded decoration which is now worn. It is 8.32mm thick and weighs 25.13 grams.
Created on: Thursday 7th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-282E18
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn, lead spindle whorl. The spindle whorl is circular in plan and oval in section. It has a central circular perforation through its length. The object has been cast with a series of crude raised dots around the circumference of one surface and presumably the opposite surface, though this is worn beyond recognition. The lead has a chalky white appearance. The spindle whorl is 27.68mm in diameter, 13.02mm thick and weighs 58.95g. This spindle whorl could be Roman to medieval in date as decorated spindle whorls have been discovered in Roman, Saxon and Medieval contexts and there is no …
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke Ny Nayland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-5CAFF4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl. The whorl is biconical(though irregularly so) in shape with a central circular perforation. It measures 23.3mm in diameter and 13.6mm in thickness, the central hole is 7.06mm in diameter. It weighs 22.73g. One face of the whorl is decorated with eight raised dots and the opposite face with seven raised dots. The object has a grey patina with exposed surfaces showing as creamy white. This spindle whorl could be Roman to medieval in date as decorated spindle whorls have been discovered in Roman, Saxon and Medieval contexts. A whorl of this weight may be a…
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Colchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-731FA5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl. The whorl is biconical in shape (though irregularly so) with a central circular perforation. It measures 28.98mm in diameter and 11.3mm in thickness, the central hole is 9.06mm in diameter. It weighs 35.46g. One face of the whorl is decorated with six vertical raised lines, with a raised dot between each.The opposite side is decorated in a similar way, but is less clear. It may be a zig zag pattern with raised dots between. The object has a light grey patina. This spindle whorl could be Roman to medieval in date as decorated spindle whorls have been disc…
Created on: Friday 25th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Mapelstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4470D2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Worn, Limestone spindlewhorl, probably Anglo-Saxon. The spindlewhorl is plano-convex, having a flat bottom and domed top. It has a central circular perforation through its length. The object is abraded, but appears to have been undecorated. The limestone has a chalky white appearance. The spindlewhorl is 32.74mm in diameter, 14.32mm thick and weighs 17.92g. A similar shaped, though pottery, spindlewhorl can be seen in West, 1998, A corpus of Anglo-Saxon material from Suffolk, Figure 121, number 12. A similar stone example is recorded on the database as NARC-242448. Though the use o…
Created on: Monday 5th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wicken Bonhunt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-A77E33
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead spindle whorl or weight of uncertain date. The object is oval in plan and plano-convex. It has a circular central perforation measuring 4.32mm in diameter. The object is undecorated but has traces of a possible rim around the perforation and may have original been a different shape though has become misshapen through wear. The object has a white patina with traces of the mid-grey metal visible underneath damage. A similar object was recorded close to where this object was found ESS-D59F95 and was recorded as possible spindle whorl or weight. It is also possible this object…
Created on: Tuesday 31st March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 21st July 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-958149
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Lead object, possibly a loom weight, most likely dating to the Medieval period. It is circular in shape with a central perforation measuring 11.09mm diameter. It is undecorated. The metal is a light grey colour with a white patina. The edge is slightly worn in places. It is 43.08 grams, 22.56mm diameter, 11.68mm thickness, 11.09mm diameter (hole)
Created on: Wednesday 16th September 2015
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-867BF7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy spindle whorl or loom weight of uncertain date. The object is roughly circular in plan with a slightly off-centre circular perforation. The object is a buff coloured patina with an uneven surface where traces of grey are visible. It measures 28.2mm in diameter, 7.7mm thick and weighs 34.37g. Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the Post Medieval period and although ring shaped loom weights tend to date to the early-medieval period, due to the lack of contextual evidence this can not be ascertained for certain. Decorated example…
Created on: Thursday 5th September 2013
Last updated: Monday 16th September 2013
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Record ID: ESS-E8F522
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic spindle whorl dating from the Roman to Medieva periods (43 - 1500 AD). The spindle whorl is flat and sub circular with a circular hole through the centre. The whorl has been formed from a fine white paste sherd. It measures 32mm in diameter. Spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the Post Medieval period which makes them difficult to date without contextual evidence. This spindle whorl appears to have been made from a piece of Roman pottery and so a slightly shorter date range has been suggested.
Created on: Wednesday 16th October 2013
Last updated: Friday 13th June 2014
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Record ID: ESS-208D74
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl, dating from the Medieval to Post Medieval periods The spindle whorl is circular with a central circular perforation running through it. Both faces appear to be undecorated. The metal is a mid beige colour and is very worn. It measures is 29.8mm in diameter, 11.8mm thick and weighs 48.45g. Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty. Decorated examples are thought to date to the medieval to post-medieval periods while undecorated examples cannot be securel…
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 11th March 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-884397
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, lead alloy spindle whorl or weight of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan, plano-convex and with an even central perforation running through it. It is undecorated and with a light white colouration. It measures 23.0mm in diameter, 10.8mm in height and weighs 32.93g. Lead spindle whorls and weights were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine as the forms are common and may have served …
Created on: Friday 30th May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 18th June 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-884FB0
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, lead alloy spindle whorl or weight of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan, plano-convex and with an uneven central perforation running through it. It is undecorated with a mid-gray colouration. It measures 25.6mm in diameter, 10.8mm in height and weighs 28.43g. Lead spindle whorls and weights were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine as the forms are common and may have served as spi…
Created on: Friday 30th May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 18th June 2014
Spatial data recorded.