Record ID: DENO-9AA481
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy spindle whorl. Disc with roughly central, non-tapering perforation (diameter 7.4mm). No decoration. Diameter 26.31mm, thickess 6.07mm, weight 26.88g.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hopton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-052555
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval, lead alloy spindle whorl, 26mm in diameter and 13mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 53.76grams. the whorl is rectangular in section and has a central hole, 9mm in diameter. It is decorated on one surface with a raised six pointed star motif.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-698060
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is conical with a truncated top. There is a large circular hole through the centre. It has a diameter of 24.7mm and is 11.6mm thick. It weighs 27.5g. The whorl is in good condition with a white patina, but has been varnished. 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…
Created on: Friday 25th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: HESH-41BEC7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy spindle whorl of Roman to Post Medieval date (1 – 1650 AD). The spindle whorl is irregular being sub-circular in plan, its diameter measures 17.2mm and is 8.8mm thick. There is a circular cast hole through the whorl and this is set off centre. The diameter of the hole measures 6.1mm. The whorl weighs 11.87 grams. The spindle whorl is undecorated. It is a mid grey colour with an even but abraded patina which covers all surfaces. Where the patina has been removed a light powdery lead corrosion has developed. The abrasion is most likely to have been caused by movemen…
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 5th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-6F21E2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of unknown date. The whorl is biconvex with a large central hole. The surface is very pitted and rough. It has a diameter of 24.4mm and is 13.4mm thick. 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, 1993, "Norwich Households: Medieval and Post M…
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: HESH-D6DF90
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy spindle whorl of Roman to Post Medieval date (1 – 1650 AD). The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan, its diameter measures 21.5mm and is 8.2mm thick. There is a circular cast hole through the whorl and this is set off centre. The diameter of the hole measures 7.8mm. The whorl weighs 24.3 grams. The edge of one face of the spindle whorl may have been decorated with crude cut marks. These are much abraded and detail has been lost. The whorl is a mid brown grey colour with an even but abraded patina which covers all surfaces. Where the patina has been removed a lig…
Created on: Monday 11th June 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ludlow', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HESH-D6E9F2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead or lead alloy bi-convex spindle whorl of Roman to later Medieval date (1 – 1500 AD). The spindle whorl sub-circular in plan, it measures 29.8mm diameter, and is 10.4mm thick. There is a circular cast hole through the whorl and this is set slightly off centre. The diameter of the hole measures 10.3mm. The whorl weighs 33.78 grams. Both sides of the spindle whorl have been decorated with a series of cast high-relief lines which radiate from the central hole. On one face the ribs are evenly spaced and small single pellets are positioned in the panels produced by the ribs. …
Created on: Monday 11th June 2007
Last updated: Sunday 17th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ludlow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3B38A1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of unknown date. The whorl is 28.5mm in diameter and 13mm thick. It is biconvex with a central circular hole and is decorated with raised ribs that are mainly radial. It weighs 47.9g. It is completely patinated and is a creamy white colour. 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 excavated context dating from the…
Created on: Saturday 16th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-38F614
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, plano-convex. Diameter 30mm. Height 13mm. Perforation diameter 9mm. Weighing 45.63g.
Created on: Thursday 28th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Runhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-48E645
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl which has a diameter of 28mm and is 7.7mm thick. The whorl is slightly biconvex and has a thick rim round the median. The central hole has a diameter of 8.6mm. The whorl has unusually neat decoration. One face is decorated with eight open circles in relief, each divided by a raised line. The other face is much more worn and is decorated with eight groups of three raised lines arranged like fleur-de-lis. The whorl weighs 28.7g. Decorated spindle whorls are very rare finds in excavations, but are often found by metal detectorists. They are usually biconical…
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-4FDFF3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Age uncertain Iron Age - Georgian. Lead alloy, cast, roughly circular, conical shaped probable spindle whorl or possible loom weight. Length 26.3mm, Width 24.5mm, Thickness 13.2mm, Weight 36.9g. Crudely made with relatively large but irregular circular central hole, suitable for wooden spindle. Plain, type with some surface damage and grey patina. Ref: Detector Finds 2, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1993, page 29-34, No. 37A, 37B & 64.
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-8A8816
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Age uncertain. Possibly Iron Age-Georgian. Lead alloy, crudely cast, spindle whorl. Length 23.9mm, Width 22.9mm, Thickness 7.2mm, Diameter 23.9mm, Weight 16.3g. Circular flattened conical shape, plain type, probable spindle whorl with central hole to accommodate the wooden spindle used in the manufacture of yarn. Some surface corrosion and a pale grey coloured surface. Ref: Detector Finds, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1992, page 55 No. 24.
Created on: Saturday 14th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-9DE743
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl,35mm in diameter, 9mm thick and weighing 46.88 grams. The whorl is in fair condition and has a greyish patina. It is decorated on one side with raised circular dots randomly placed. The reverse has concentric ridges on its surface which step down from the central circular hole, 10mm in diameter, towards its narrow edge.
Created on: Friday 27th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-F13854
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead spindle whorl or weight. Bun-shaped disc (rounded on top, flat on the base) with central perforation which tapers towards the top. Undecorated. Thick white patina. Diameter 24.82mm, thickness 13.1mm, diameter of hole (top)8.6mm & (base) 10.6mm, weight 44.44g.
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Breedon on the Hill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-F18D71
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead spindle whorl or weight. Conical disc with rounded sides to the cone, and with non-tapering central perforation. Undecorated. Thick cream patina. Diameter 20.50mm, thickness 8.6mm, diameter of hole 5mm, weight 16.30g. This is unlikely to be a spindle whorl due to its small size and weight.
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Breedon on the Hill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-F19A14
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead spindle whorl or weight. Disc with non-tapering central perforation. One surface of the disc is concave, hollowing towards the centre, and is decorated with an impressed twelve pointed star with eleven raised triangles within the star. The other side bears a simple crude shallow groove. Thick cream patina. Diameter 27.7mm, thickness 9.5mm, diameter of hole 10.0mm, weight 38.12g.
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Breedon on the Hill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-FAE457
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete cast lead-alloy spindle whorl. The artefact is circular in shape and "D" shape in section, with a large central perforation measuring 11.5mm in diameter. Both the upper & lower surfaces of the object are decorated with a series of raised lines cast in relief. These markings are often believed to be runic or other lettering but in most cases, as in this one, the lines cannot be said to represent letters and are a purely abstract design. The most probable date for this artefact is the Medieval period, circa 1100-1300 AD, but due to a lack of stratified excavated examples it…
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2007
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Oxfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-ACE625
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead or lead alloy bi-convex spindle whorl of Roman to later Medieval date (1 – 1500 AD). The spindle whorl sub-circular in plan, it measures 28.4mm diameter, and is 15.7mm thick. There is a circular cast hole through the whorl and this is set slightly off centre. The diameter of the hole measures 8.8mm. The whorl weighs 45.17 grams. Both sides of the spindle whorl have been decorated with a series of cast high-relief lines which radiate from the central hole. This design has been badly affected by both laminating corrosion and abrasion. On one face the ribs are evenly space…
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingsland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B29814
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of unknown date. The whorl is almost spherical with a flattened area on one side and a central circular hole. It is 15.5mm long and has a diameter of 13.7mm. The whorl weighs 15.9g. 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, 1993, …
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-B29FE2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of unknown date. The whorl is ellipsoid with central sub-circular hole. It is 17.5mm long and has a diameter of 15.2mm. The whorl weighs 20.7g. 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, 1993, “Norwich Households: Medieval and Po…
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-3E2E07
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular cast lead-alloy artefact, probably a spindle whorl. The whorl has a flat biconical section, with each cone truncated by the central perforation for attachment. The whorl is 29.75mm in diameter at its centre, 12.05mm thick, and the circular perforation for attaching to the spindle is 9.5mm in diameter, tapering slightly to 8.2mm. The upper face of the whorl is decorated with irregular tapering double ribs which radiate out. Within each pair of ribs there tends to be a pellet; there is a further pellet in the field between two of the pairs of ribs. On the lower face the decora…
Created on: Tuesday 28th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-7C89B3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and complete medieval lead of spindle whorl. The biconical spindle whorl has a central circular perforation and is decorated on both faces with radiating lines and pellets. The diameter is 29.0mm, the thickness is 14.4mm and the weight is 50.98g.
Created on: Friday 31st August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yarburgh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-7C9924
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead spindle whorl of unknown date. The plain cylindrical spindle whorl has a central circular perforation with a diameter of 8.4mm. The diameter of the spindle whorl is 21.1mm, the thickness is 13.8mm and the weight is 58.9g.
Created on: Friday 31st August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yarburgh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-FDDFD0
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead spindle whorl from the Medieval period. It is slightly darker than usual, suggesting some tin is in the metal. It is bi-conical in shape and has a central circular perforation. It is decorated on both sides with cast decoration in the usual star and dot pattern. A dot in each point of the star and also on the outside of the star. This type of object has been used for centuries but this pattern would suggest a Medieval date.
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-6776E4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 30mm in diameter, and 12mm wide. The whorl is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 42.28grams. The object is circular in form and sub oval in section. It is decorated with a series of raised lines forming triangles on one side and raised dots and further raised triangles on the other. It has a central hole, 9mm in diameter and has been roughly cast.
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-69D374
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn but complete cast lead-alloy medieval spindle whorl. The biconical spindle whorl has a large central circular perforation with a diameter of 10.1mm. Both faces are quite worn but some of the radiating lines decoration is still visible. The diameter is 24.7mm, the thickness is 10.0mm and the weight is 26.10g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-943843
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 31mm in diameter and 16mm thick. The object is in poor condition with a grey patina and weighs 56.64grams. The object has been mis-cast and is solid where it should have a hole. This indicates the site may have been used for metal working and a number of other lead objects were found there.
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-945727
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 30mm in diameter and 14mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 52.87grams. The weight is domed in cross section and circular in form. it has a conical recess which begins with a small circular hole in the upper surface and ends as a large hole the underside. It has a lipped edge and may be decorated with incised lines, though its hard to be certain.
Created on: Thursday 13th September 2007
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-7B5971
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 31mm in diameter and 9mm thick. The object is in good condition with a grey patina and weighs 39.5grams. The whorl is decorated on each side with a series of raised circles of various sizes.
Created on: Monday 24th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-938BB8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead or lead alloy bi-convex spindle whorl of Roman to later Medieval date (1 – 1500 AD). The spindle whorl sub-circular in plan, it measures 27.2mm diameter, and is 15.4mm thick. There is a circular cast hole through the whorl and this is set slightly off centre. The diameter of the hole measures 9.9mm. The whorl weighs 41.52 grams. Both sides of the spindle whorl have been decorated with a series of cast high-relief lines which radiate from the central hole. This design has been badly affected by both laminating corrosion and abrasion. The design is indistinct on both face…
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Madley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-939501
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead or lead alloy spindle whorl of Roman to later Medieval date (1 – 1550 AD). The spindle whorl sub-circular in plan, it measures 27.9mm diameter, and is 10.4mm thick. There is a circular cast hole through the whorl and this is set slightly off centre. The diameter of the hole measures 11.1mm. The whorl weighs 40.08 grams. Both sides of the spindle whorl have been decorated although the design has been badly affected by both laminating corrosion and abrasion. The design is similar on both faces consisting of a single recessed panel (on each side) which is sub-divided with …
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Madley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-2204F5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 28.7mm in diameter and 8.8mm wide. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 431.17grams. The object is circular in form and bi-conical in cross section. It is decorated on both sides with an unusual pattern made up of four raised dots and four raised open circles, and has a central hole 8mm in diameter. the form fits Walton Rogers form C.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 25th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-A0E427
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 28mm in diameter and 5mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 21.58 grams. The object is un decorated with a rectangular section and a central hole C.10mm in diameter.
Created on: Monday 8th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-A22DB8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 19.6mm in diameter and 12.8mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 16.28 grams. The object is circular in form and lentoid in section. It may have decoration on its outer surface but it is worn and dirty.
Created on: Monday 8th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-542AC2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl of probable Medieval or Post Medieval date. The whorl is circular in plan with a central circular hole and D-shaped cross-section. It lacks diagnostic features and is therefore difficult to date precisely, so only a wide date range of circa 1100-1750 AD can be assigned. It is 25.45mm in diameter and weighs 44g.
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-62C032
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Uncertain age Roman-Post Medieval. Lead alloy, cast, fair size probable spindle whorl or possible loom weight. Length 30.2mm, Width 28.8mm, Thickness 21.3mm, Diameter 30.2mm, Weight 68.1g. Biconical shape i.e. an inverted cone below the upper conical section and fair size central hole. Plain type with grey patina but some surface corrosion. Ref. Detector Finds, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1992, Page 52-56 No. 24.
Created on: Wednesday 17th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-DD3253
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is conical with a central circular hole. The surface is pitted. It has a diameter of 22.1mm and is 14.2mm thick. It weighs 30.7g. The whorl is in good condition with a creamy white 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 Norf…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-DD4637
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is sub-spherical with a central irregular circular hole. It has a diameter of 15.6mm and is 11.3mm thick. It weighs 11.7g. The whorl is in good condition with a grey 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, …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd October 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-5F0CF1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Age uncertain. Possibly Roman-Georgian. Lead alloy, crudely cast, spindle whorl. Length 22.1mm, Width 20.7mm, Thickness 7.1mm, Diameter 22.1mm, Weight 14.3g. Circular flattened conical shape, plain type, spindle whorl with a central hole to accommodate the wooden spindle used in the manufacture of yarn. Some surface corrosion and a pale grey coloured surface patina. Ref: Detector Finds, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1992, Page 55 No. 24.
Created on: Monday 29th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-5F6626
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Age uncertain. Roman - Georgian. Lead alloy, crudely cast, spindle whorl. Length 32mm, Width 29.8mm, Thickness 12.3mm, Diameter 32mm, Weight 54.5g. Roughly circular flatened conical shape, plain type, spindle whorl with central hole to accommodate the wooden spindle used in the manufacture of yarn. Some surface corrosion with a pale grey coloured patina. Ref: Detector Finds, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1992, Page 55, No. 24.
Created on: Monday 29th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.