Record ID: YORYM-99A039
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1100 - 1600. Walton Rogers Form C. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. The object is undecorated. The metal has a light grey/white patina and is worn. The spindle whorl is 28.4mm in diameter, 6.8mm thick and weighs 25.6g. The perforation is 9.9mm in diameter suggesting a medieval date as per the thicker spindles of this period (Walton Rogers, 1997, p.1731). It also fits into Walton Rogers Form C which dates to AD 1100-1600 (Walton Rogers, 1997…
Created on: Monday 26th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 29th June 2023
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Record ID: LANCUM-423E33
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three lead alloy spindle whorls or weights. All three are undecorated and are flat on the bottom. The largest is domed with the hole off centre, and it shows some post depositional damage, The elongated one is flat on the top but the sides are slightly curved. This one has a raised border around the edge and the central hole, and there is a slight suggestion that it may have been decorated with the often seen dot and triangle motif, although this is by no means certain. The smallest has no decoration and the hole is off-centre. They all have the same light brown patina. …
Created on: Thursday 22nd June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 18th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Scales', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-2D63D9
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy biconvex spindle whorl, of possible Medieval dating (AD 1100 to AD 1450). The spindle whorl is sub circular in shape, and flat in cross section. The central hole is sub circular in shape and has been cast slightly off central. The central hole is infilled with iron corrosion products. The upper face has been decorated with a circle of pellets within a zig zag border. The lower face is undecorated.  The whorl has a diameter of 31.8 mm and is 13.4 mm thick. It weighs 51.2 g (1.81 oz). The whorl is of a light to…
Created on: Friday 9th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 9th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-2D4F2D
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy biconvex spindle whorl, of possible Medieval dating (AD 1100 to AD 1450). The spindle whorl is sub circular in shape, and flat in cross section. The central hole is sub circular in shape and has been cast slightly off central. The internal diameter of the hole measures 9.5 mm wide. The upper face has been decorated with a circle of pellets within a zig zag border. The lower face is undecorated.  The whorl has a diameter of 28.9 mm and is 12.2 mm thick. It weighs 49.0 g (1.73 oz). The whorl is o…
Created on: Friday 9th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 9th June 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-06C236
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead / lead alloy spindle whorl probably dating to the medieval period (c.AD 1200-1500). The object is biconical in shape with steeped sides rounded edges with a large central perforation measuring 9.3mm in diameter. Both faces are decorated; one face presents repeating raised lines across the width. The other face presents raised triangle with pellets in between the lines. The object has a smooth dark cream patina. Dimensions: Diameter 20.5mm; width 9.2mm; weight 14.5g Decorated lead-alloy spindle whorls or weights can be difficult to date as they are not commo…
Created on: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 9th June 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-0599B9
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead / lead alloy spindle whorl probably dating to the medieval period (c.AD 1200-1500). The object is biconical in shape with steeped sides rounded edges with a large central perforation measuring 9.1mm in diameter. Both faces are decorated with raised roundels with pellets in the centre. The faces are worn which obscures the finer details of the decoration. The object has a smooth dark cream patina. Dimensions: Diameter 22.2mm; width 8.7mm; weight 18.64g Decorated lead-alloy spindle whorls or weights can be difficult to date as they are not commonly discovered in d…
Created on: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 9th June 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-05893C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead / lead alloy spindle whorl probably dating to the medieval period (c.AD 1200-1500). The object is biconical in shape with steeped sides rounded edges with a large central perforation measuring 7.6mm in diameter. Both faces are decorated with a spider's web decoration around the perforation. The object has a smooth dark cream patina. Dimensions: Diameter 19.9mm; width 10.4mm; weight 18.97g Decorated lead-alloy spindle whorls or weights can be difficult to date as they are not commonly discovered in dateable contexts. Of the decorated spindle whorls that …
Created on: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 9th June 2023
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Record ID: KENT-C5D4E3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A  complete, Age uncertain Roman-Post Medieval, crudely cast, lead alloy 'home made', medium size, plain spindle whorl or possible unofficial weight. Sub-conical shape with slightly tapering hole down through the centre that once held a wooden shaft for hand spinning wool from the fleece into yarn. Worn and slightly irregular shape with a matt pale grey/white corroded surface. Age uncertain. Ref. Detector Finds 2, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1993, page 29-34 No. 37B, Detector Finds, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1992, page 52-55 No. 24 and Detector Fin…
Created on: Sunday 4th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-724FD7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead / lead alloy spindle whorl probably dating to the medieval period (c.AD 1200-1500). The object is biconical in shape with steeped sides rounded edges with a large central perforation measuring 7.3mm in diameter. Both faces are decorated; one face presents raised lines in connected V and Y shapes, the other face presents a four petalled flower with a group of three pellets to each side and flanked by a double W on each side. The rest of the face is too worn to determine the details. The object has a smooth mid-grey patina. Dimensions: Diameter 28.2mm; width 11.1mm; wei…
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-702D45
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead / lead alloy spindle whorl probably dating to the medieval period (c.AD 1200-1500). The object is biconical in shape with steeped sides rounded edges with a large central perforation measuring 8.4mm in diameter. Both faces are decorated with raised lines with a single pellet positioned between each. The surface has a dark cream / light  brown patina. Dimensions: Diameter 21.4mm; thickness 10mm; weight 19.54g Decorated lead-alloy spindle whorls or weights can be difficult to date as they are not commonly discovered in dateable contexts. Of the decorated spin…
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2023
Last updated: Friday 9th June 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-C97517
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of Early-Medieval to medieval date, c.AD 700 - 1200. Walton Rogers Form B2. The spindle whorl is circular with two flat faces, rounded sides and a central perforation running through it. The object is undecorated. The metal has a light white patina and is worn. The spindle whorl is 24.7mm in diameter, 8.4mm thick and weighs 31.6g. The perforation is 6.1mm in diameter suggesting an Early-Medieval to medieval date (Walton Rogers, 1997, p.1731). It also fits into Walton Rogers Form B2 which dates to AD 700-1200 (Walton Rogers, 1997,…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-C8E7D4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1100 - 1600. Walton Rogers Form C. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. Both surfaces have moulded decoration featuring irregularly spaced raised lines radiating from the perforation. Three raised pellets are present within each cell. The metal has a mid-grey/brown patina and is worn. The spindle whorl is 30.1mm in diameter, 15.6mm thick and weighs 52.2g. The perforation is 7.3mm in diameter suggesting a medieval date as per the thicker spindles of this perio…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
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Record ID: WAW-B997B2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, lead alloy weight, likely a spindle whorl of Roman to Post Medieval date (c. AD 43-1650). The object is sub-circular in plan and rectangular in cross section with a central aperture with a diameter of 6.67mm. The object has a pale cream patina. The obverse and reverse are both uneven, with irregular indentations and grooves. "The weight of the spindle whorl is suggestive of a thinner wool thread being spun, as there is a direct relationship between the weight of the whorl and the thickness of the resulting thread. Fine threads such as silk require a…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Monday 22nd May 2023
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Record ID: WMID-B6AA5A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead or lead alloy convex spindle whorl, of Roman to Post Medieval dating (AD 43 - AD 1650). The spindle whorl is sub circular in shape, and D shaped in cross section. The central hole is sub circular in shape and has been cast slightly off central. The internal diameter of the hole measures 8.7 mm wide. The upper face is domed and the lower face is flat. The decorative detail on the upper face is diagonal ridges. No decoration is present on the lower face. The whorl has a diameter of 29.6 mm and is 10.3 mm thick. It weighs 24.8 g (0.8…
Created on: Monday 22nd May 2023
Last updated: Monday 22nd May 2023
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Record ID: LIN-78DB23
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, lead alloy biconical spindle whorl with a central circular aperture (diameter 8.10 mm) of medieval date AD1300-1500.  It has a circumferential raised rib which is worn.  Both the upper and lower surfaces are decorated with a radial starburst design composed of triangles containing pellets and dots.  It has a light grey/light brown patina.   Thickness: 13.44 mm, Diameter: 28.48 mm, Weight: 42.65g.
Created on: Friday 19th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Digby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-77A8C9
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, cast, lead alloy spindle whorl dating from the Medieval period onwards AD 1100-1450.  It is plano-convex in shape with a flat apex and a flat base.  It is circular in plan and has a central circular perforation diameter 8.3 mm.  The object is undecorated, light grey/light brown in colour and has a worn patina.   Thickness: 10.33 mm, Diameter: 28 mm, Weight: 45.9g.
Created on: Friday 19th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2023
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Record ID: WILT-540BE2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl dating to c AD 900-1700. It is very roughly circular, with a central piercing, and has a plano-convex cross section. There is no decoration. The item has old damage and is no longer quite circular. Dimensions: 24.8mm in diameter; 9.7mm in thickness; 25.17g in weight. Hole is c. 8.0mm in diameter. See SUR-210AC8 on the PAS database for very similar. Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the Post-Medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty when fou…
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2023
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Record ID: SUR-210AC8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl, 24.3mm in maximum diameter with a central piercing of 9.1mm diameter. The object has a plano-convex cross section. There is no decoration.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2023
Last updated: Monday 15th May 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-CDFBE9
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1100 - 1600. Walton Rogers Form C. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. The object is undecorated. The metal has a light grey/white patina and is worn. The spindle whorl is 33mm in diameter, 11.3mm thick and weighs 65.8g. The perforation is 8.8mm in diameter suggesting a medieval date as per the thicker spindles of this period (Walton Rogers, 1997, p.1731). It also fits into Walton Rogers Form C which dates to AD 1100-1600 (Walton Rogers, 1997,…
Created on: Thursday 11th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-BAC597
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1200 - 1800. Walton Rogers Form C. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. Both surfaces have moulded grooves radiating from the perforation to the bordered surface edge.One side of the object is damaged with a cut across the surface which is likely to represent plough damage. The metal has a light grey/brown patina and is worn. The spindle whorl is 29.54mm in diameter, 12.08mm thick and weighs 38.01g. The perforation is 9.39mm in diameter suggesting a…
Created on: Wednesday 10th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
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