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: LEIC-DB5445
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 26mm in diameter and 13mm wide with a weight of 40.28grams. The whorl has a bi-conical section and is decorated on one side with a set of raised lines forming triangles and two rows of dots on the other. It conforms to Walton Rogers type C, dating from 1100-1500.
Created on: Wednesday 12th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-94CB13
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval to Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 27mm in diameter and 10mm thick. The obejct has a recatngular cross sectiona nd is plain, it is in fair condition and weighs 47.76 grams. The form fits Walton Rogers form B.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 25th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-261ED8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 28mm in diameter and 11 mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 38.12grams. It is circular in form and bi-conical in cross section is fairly worn and has no obvious signs of decoration. The whorl fits Walton Rogers Form C which she dates to 1100-1500AD
Created on: Wednesday 9th February 2011
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-2B8100
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 30mm in diameter and 11mm thick and weighs 33.92grams. The whorl is circular in form and bi-conical in cross section with a central hole 11mm in diameter. It is decorated on each side with a pattern formed of raised zig zag lines with dots in the field. The whorl fits Walton Rogers Form C which she dates to 1100-1500AD
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2010
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-4D21C3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 24 mm in diameter and 12mm thick and weighs 23.83grams. The whorl is circular in form and bi-conical in cross section with a central hole 10mm in diameter. The decoration is unusual, having short raised lines separating a motif consisting of a raised dot which is sitting at the apex of a curved line. The whorl fits Walton Rogers Form C which she dates to 1100-1500AD
Created on: Tuesday 1st June 2010
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-345024
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 29mm in diameter and 8mm thick and weighs 39.88grams. It has a circular form with a flat upper surface and a domed lower surface with a slight lip. Its central hole, is 11mm in diameter. It has no other decoration. The form is unusual but overall the whorl fits Walton Rogers form A1, which she dates to 500-1000AD.
Created on: Friday 17th September 2010
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-762734
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 27mm in diameter and 13mm thick and weighs 47.38 grams. The object is circular in form and oval in section. It has a central circular hole 6mm in diameter and It is extremely worn, though it has traces of raised dots and lines. The whorl fits Walton Rogers Form C which she dates to 1100-1500AD
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2011
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-9C7166
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 31mm in diameter and 16mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 69.77grams. The object is circular in form and section and appears to be plain, although it has a rough shape so may be a mis-cast.
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-7FE9D3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 26mm in diameter and 22 mm thick. The object is in poor condition and weighs 41.40grams. The whorl has a sub oval section and has a raised dot and dash pattern on both faces. It is flat on one side, suggesting a mis-cast?
Created on: Friday 14th October 2011
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2011
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Record ID: HESH-4D6265
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete and much abraded cast lead or lead alloy spindle whorl of Roman to later Medieval date (1 – 1500 AD). The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan, it measures 24.1mm diameter, and is 8.8mm thick. There is circular cast hole which is set slightly off centre. The diameter of the hole measures 6.1mm. The whorl weighs 25.98 grams. Both sides of the spindle whorl are worn and corroded. The spindle whorl is of a mid-light grey white colour with an uneven powdery patina. Spindle whorls are used for a long period of time and as such are very difficult to date precisely without other…
Created on: Wednesday 9th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-194CA4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 42mm in diameter and 12mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 47.97grams. It is circular in form and bi-conical in cross section. It is decorated on both sides, one side is formed of pairs of raised triangles with a transverse line through them, forming a chevron design. The other has a series of pellets in rings. The whorl fits Walton Rogers Form C which she dates to 1100-1500AD
Created on: Friday 23rd April 2010
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-823251
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 30mmm in diameter. The whorl is in good condition and has interesting decoration. One side has a series of semi-spheres enclosed by straight, joining lines. The other side is inscribed with the letters E I A M and what could be another I or J? (looks like an anchor). Each letter is separated by a transverse raised line and spaces are filled with random raised circles. The whorl fits Walton Rogers Form C which she dates to 1100-1500AD (Recorded from a photo)
Created on: Wednesday 28th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-6ED1D4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 31mm in diameter and 13mm wide. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 46.17grams. The object has a central hole 9mm in diameter and from here the sides slope away to a point. One side is decorated with a series of short raised lines running towards the edge. The other side has a series of raised dots randomly placed.
Created on: Thursday 31st August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 7th May 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-1DDB20
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 22.7mm in diameter and 6mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 15.6grams. The whorl has a rectangular section and a central hole 8mm in diameter. It is plain on all sides.
Created on: Friday 27th October 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 18th October 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-D43003
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 30mm in diameter and 10mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 38.98 grams. The whorl is lentoid in section and has a suspension hole 10mm in diameter. It is decorated on both sides, one has a row of raised circular dots on its outer edge and a faint rope like border inside. The other side has faint and apparently random raised lines and dots.
Created on: Monday 11th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-D44D73
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 27mm in diameter and 10mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 31.11 grams. The whorl is lentoid in section and has a suspension hole 9mm in diameter. It is quite worn but may have been decorated on both surfaces.
Created on: Monday 11th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-D46081
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 30mm in diameter and 8mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 40.12 grams. The whorl is semi-circular in section and has a suspension hole 10mm in diameter. It is quite worn but appears to be completly plain.
Created on: Monday 11th December 2006
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2015
Spatial data recorded.