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: 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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: 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.