Record ID: SF-526F2B
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman to post-medieval lead spindle whorl. It has a flat base and convex upper surface. There is a central circular hole, 8.89mm in diameter. There scratches, marks and a raised pellet on the curved upper surface, although these do not appear to form a distinct pattern. The metal survives in good condition. Undecorated spindle whorls were in use from the Roman to post-medieval period. The small diameter of the hole may indicate a date towards the earlier of this chronology. Diameter: 32.06mm, thickness: 10.40mm, weight: 48.26g
Created on: Monday 18th July 2022
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swaffham Bulbeck', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-15A485
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete spindle whorl of uncertain date. It is missing part of one end due to old breaks but is otherwise intact. The whorl appears to be formed from fired grey/brown clay. It is circular in form, oval shaped in section with a large central circular aperture and very smooth, regular surfaces. It measures 21.62mm in length, 30.13mm in external diameter, 11.31mm in internal diameter, and 24.24g in weight. This is a ceramic spindle whorl of uncertain date. It is possible that it dates as early as the Anglo-Saxon period, although a later date cannot be ruled out entirely.
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burrough Green', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-E24A08
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three undecorated cast lead spindle whorls of uncertain date. They have a combined total weight of 72.10g. 1) Conical in form with a central circular aperture and measuring 11.81mm in height, 20.60mm in base diameter, and 17.62g in weight. 2) Conical in form with a central circular aperture and measuring 12.07mm in height, 20.19mm in base diameter, and 21.34g in weight. 3) Conical in form with a central circular aperture and measuring 11.48mm in height, 23.04mm in base diameter, and 33.14g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 7th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burrough Green', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8ED678
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl of probable Medieval or later date. It is conical in form with flattened base and central circular aperture. The outer edges of the whorl have extensive moulded decoration comprising seven vertical ribs spaced around the exterior surfaces running from base to top of the whorl. An uneven transverse band is visible running between the vertical ribs around the base of the whorl. The entire object measures 13.15mm in height, 24.77mm in diameter and 34.98g in weight. This whorl is of probable Medieval date, c.12th-15th centuries AD, although a later or earlier dat…
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 7th December 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burrough Green', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-00FEF3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undecorated cast lead spindle whorl of Roman or later date. It is coical in form with flattened top and bottom surfaces and a neat central circular perforation. The weight measures 29.40mm in diameter, 9.07mm in thickness/height, and weighs 38.85g. Lead weights such as this were probably used as spindle whorls and could date to any point from the Roman period onwards, although the neatness of the central perforation on the current example probably suggests a later Medieval to Post-Medieval date.
Created on: Tuesday 4th May 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 4th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burrough Green', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-38F1C1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete circular cast lead spindle whorl. It is biconical or bidiscoidal in shape with a prominent rib around the exterior edge and a central circular perforation. The upper(?) side is decorated with eleven curved lines that radiate from the central hole. The other side is undecorated. Inside the central hole can be seen a sub-circular hole extending into the side of the whorl that is currently full of compacted earth. The whorl measures 33.03mm in diameter, 10.02mm in height, and weighs 47.62g. Spindle whorls, and lead weights in general, are extremely difficult to date due to …
Created on: Wednesday 1st October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isleham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5C0686
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead decorated spindle whorl which could be Roman to medieval in date, spindle whorls are very difficult to date and their form changes lttle through time. This example is biconical in shape with a large central circular hole, it measures 19.56mm in height and 26.90mm in width. The upper and lower faces are each decorated with a moulded zigzag with a transverse moulding between them.
Created on: Monday 30th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Soham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-2FED52
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead decorated spindle whorl which could be Roman to late medieval in date. Biconical in shape measuring 32.68mm in diameter and 14.72mm in thickness. It has a central circular hole 9.1mm in diameter. One face jas moulded straight ridges radiating from the central hole and the other has alternate sets of four straight diagonal ridges, each set set a different angle to the one before.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fordham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F0B730
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone spindle whorl of probable Anglo-Saxon date. Conical in shape measuring 27.03mm in diameter and 15.15mm in height. The central perforation is circular and 7.03mm in diameter. The stone is a light grey in colour. It is decorated with circumferencial grooves. Bone and ceramic spindle whorls also with decorative circumference grooves are known from Anglo-Saxon sites elsewhere in Suffolk, e.g. West Stow. Other decorated stone examples include SF-907EF3 from Lackford, Suffolk and SF-079017, from Freckenham, Suffolk.
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Wilbraham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-104AB4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl which could be Roman or later in date. It is conical in shape with a central circular hole and measures 25mm in diameter and 11.8mm in height. The central hole is 7.6mm in diameter. The outer face is decorated with vertical lines. There are also irregular randomn scratches on the flat face.
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Wilbraham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-7B12B5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete lead spindle whorl. Biconical in shape, measuring 16.2mm in height and c24mm in width. There is a circular peforation through the centre of this spindle whorl measuring 7.9mm in diameter. Lead spindle whorls are very difficult to date and this example is probably most likely to be medieval in date.
Created on: Wednesday 28th January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isleham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF7860
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Crude lead spindle whorl. Sub-circular, 17.5 x 19 mm, and 4 mm thick, it has a circular perforation in the centre which is 6 mm in diameter. The whorl is plano-convex, and there is a shallow groove around about half of the perforation on the flat base. It weighs7.93g.
Created on: Thursday 10th January 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CHIPPENHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF3668
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Chalk spindle whorl, circular and plano-convex or slightly biconvex, and 37 mm in diameter. The circular perforation is 10 mm in diameter and slightly off-centre, and is cylindrical except for a slight flare at the flatter face. The chalk is hard and white with tiny black flecks and an area of brown staining.
Created on: Friday 13th October 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CAMBRIDGESHIRE BOTTISHAM', grid reference and parish protected.