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Record ID: YORYM962
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
POST Med. DECORATED, MULTIPLE RECORD
Created on: Saturday 4th December 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE EBBERSTON AND YEDINGHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM1283
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
decorated, bi concave, pellet and line decoration, opaque 'clean' medium grey colour
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE SELBY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-7F6A31
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 29mm in diameter and 10mm thick. The whorl is in fair condition with a grey patina and is decorated with a series of raised circles with randomly placed raised lines intersecting them. The whorl has a central hole 10mm in diameter and a pronounced ridge along its outer edge.
Created on: Wednesday 13th September 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornbrough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-58E7D2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Circular, flat Spindle Whorl with circular perferation in the centre.
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thornbrough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-2F0743
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl which has a diameter of 25.3mm and is 9.3mm thick. It is biconvex with a central circular hole and both faces are decorated with radial forked lines executed in relief. Decorated spindle whorls are very rare finds in excavations, but are often found by metal detectorists. They are usually biconical and are decorated on both faces with raised dots and radiating or zig-zag ribs, as in this example. They have been found in plough soil over the site of Roman buildings, and in an excavated context dating from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century at an Austin F…
Created on: Tuesday 20th November 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tockwith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-2F13D2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl which has a diameter of 30.8mm and is 11.7mm thick. It is biconvex with a central circular hole and one face is decorated with radial lines with pellets between them, all executed in relief. The other face does not have clear decoration but it is not certain whether it is an extremely worn decorated face, a very badly cast decorated face or an uneven undecorated face. Decorated spindle whorls are very rare finds in excavations, but are often found by metal detectorists. They are usually biconical and are decorated on both faces with raised dots and radiating…
Created on: Tuesday 20th November 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tockwith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B829F1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is sub-spherical and has a circular hole which is not central. It has a diameter of 19.7mm and is 15.5mm thick. The whorl is in good condition with a creamy yellow patina. Helen Geake writes: “Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, “The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 – c1450”; and Biddle, 1990, “Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester”), and for perhaps a century longer in Norfolk (Margeson, 19…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-4E3F54
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl which is convex on one face and flat on the reverse. It has a diameter of 31.3mm and is 10.7mm thick. It has a large central hole which is tapered, being larger at the bottom than at the top so the whorl could not slide off the spindle. The top face is decorated with an unintelligible mass of slightly raised lines. Decorated spindle whorls are very rare finds in excavations, but are often found by metal detectorists. They are usually biconical and are decorated on both faces with raised dots and radiating or zig-zag ribs. They have been found in ploughsoi…
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NCL-BC6076
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl from the Medieval period. It is circular in plan with a central perforation. The object has a whitish patina and is not decorated.
Created on: Tuesday 27th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-0E4D66
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is biconical and has a central circular hole. There are some dents on the sides and faces. It has a diameter of 29.55mm and is 12.12mm thick. The whorl is in good condition with a creamy yellow patina. Both faces are decorated with raised lines and dots. Decorated spindle whorls are very rare finds in excavations, but are often found by metal detectorists. They are usually biconical and are decorated on both faces with raised dots and radiating or zig-zag ribs. They have been found in ploughsoil over the site of Roman buildings, and in an excavate…
Created on: Thursday 12th June 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-35DAF3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is discoid and rectangular in section. There are some scratches on the sides and faces. It has a diameter of 26.7mm and is 6.4mm thick, weighing 22.53g. The whorl is in good condition with a creamy yellow patina. Helen Geake writes: “Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, “The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 – c1450”; and Biddle, 1990, “Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester”), and for perhaps …
Created on: Thursday 26th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-1A4C41
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is bi-convex and has a large central hole which has straight sides. Both faces are decorated with raised zigzag lines and pellets but the design is worn and not very clear. There are some scratches on the sides and faces. It has a diameter of 29.3mm and is 10.1mm thick. It weighs 31.17g. The whorl has a mid grey patina. Decorated whorles of this style are usually considered to be Medieval.
Created on: Tuesday 12th August 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-2BBA52
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, lead alloy spindle whorl, probably of late medieval date, 1400-1550AD. The upper side is decorated with a motif of a seven pointed star surrounding the central perforation, with a single dot in each of the angles created by the points of the star and the rim of the whorl. The details of the decoration on the underside are not available. It is 23.3mm diameter and weighs 39.11gm. Note: This find was recorded from an export licence.
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F23D17
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete circular bi-conical cast lead-alloy object, possibly a spindle whorl dating from the later medieval period, i.e. 1400-1600. The lead weight is bi-conical in cross-section and has a circular central perforation. It seems to have been decorated with simple lines and dots on one side and dots and lines making up a Maltese Cross on the other. Lead weights like these are common finds, but only rarely from excavated contexts which is why date and origin are difficult to pinpoint. Though very rare finds in excavations, they are often found by metal detectorists. They are usuall…
Created on: Monday 3rd November 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ripon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-706A52
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl has a flat base and a domed top with a central circular hole. There are some scratches and dents on the sides and faces. It has a diameter of 30.1mm and is 7.42mm thick. The whorl is in good condition with a creamy yellow patina. The top of the whorl is decorated with groups of chevrond and pellets. There is a slight groove in the middle of the wall of the central hole. The base is covered with raised radial lines. Decorated spindle whorls are very rare finds in excavations, but are often found by metal detectorists. They are usually biconical and…
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 26th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-0EEA66
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. It is undecorated and bi-conical. A notch has been cut in the side of the spindle whorl where the two conical halves meet, and a hole has been drilled from this notch through to the central hole. There is also a groove round the centre of the perforation inside the whorl. It is 31.1mm in diameter and 18.1mm thick. It weighs 59.57gm. Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, "The Medieval Household: Daily Livin…
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd December 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-B9E5B0
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A decorated, lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is planoconvex with a mediean band. One face is decorated with a pattern of raised dots, apparently scattered at random; the other with a pattern of dots between raised lines. It is 26.8mm in diameter and 11.2mm thick. It weighs 34.65gm. There is a circular hole or depression, mainly obscured by dirt, in the wall of the central perforation. Decorated spindle whorls are very rare finds in excavations, but are often found by metal detectorists. They are usually biconical and are decorated on both faces with raised dots and radiating or zi…
Created on: Friday 19th June 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-302103
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of uncertain date. It is slightly dome shaped with a large central hole which is wider at the top than at the bottom. The sides of the hole are straight. There is a groove on the base round the central hole. It has a diameter of 23.2mm and a weight of 29.68g. It has a well developed creamy patina. Helen Geake writes: "Dating of lead whorls is difficult. The drop spindle with which they were used continued in use until the end of the medieval period in London and Winchester (Egan, 1998, "The Medieval Household: Daily Living c1150 - c1450"; and Biddle, 1990, "…
Created on: Friday 31st July 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-A32853
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl probably dating from the Medieval period. Both sides of the spindle whorl are decorated. The decoration consists of a star of seven points with a large, raised pellet in each of the angles formed by the points of the star and the rim of the whorl, and seven smaller pellets around the central perforation. The sides of the central hole seem to be straight. It is 35.5mm in diameter and 17.7mm thick. It weighs 66.71gm. A similar find is LVPL-030297.
Created on: Monday 5th October 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-471238
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl, probably dating from the Medieval period. It is plano convex in shape with a central hole which has straight sides. Unequally spaced raised radial lines project from the central hole to the edge of the whorl, with a raised pellet in each compartment. It has a light brown patina. It has a diameter of 29.7mm, a thickness of 10.5mm and a weight of 44.89g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.