Record ID: CPAT-348075
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pierced thin disk of slate, a spindlewhorl with drilled, slightly off-centre, hole.
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Record ID: DEV-8748B6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone spindle whorl of unknown date. The spindle whorl has been identified by Dr Roger Taylor as having been made of volcanic rock. Spindle whorls of this kind have been in use since prehistory.
Created on: Friday 15th October 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 20th October 2010
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Record ID: PUBLIC-7E36F1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone spindle-whorl of uncertain date, Roman to early Post Medieval, c. 100 - 1700 The comparatively regular and circular spindle-whorl (of 34.9 - 35.8mm diameter and weighing 18.0g) is made from a coarse-grained, micaeous sandstone, now with polished surfaces. The spindle-whorl is of sub-rectangular section (7.9-8.4mm thick) with slightly flat faces. The perforation is central and is circular (5.0mm diameter) with straight parallel sides. There is little surviving evidence of decoration on the worn faces, although a single incised line bisecting one face is discernible and may be d…
Created on: Thursday 21st July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 21st July 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-454510
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half of a stone circular and flat spindle whorl, of uncertain date. The spindle whorl has a central perforation.
Created on: Thursday 14th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Holme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-41B942
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A spindle whorl, or, due to its lightness in weight, possibly a bead. Unfortunately, it is not possible to date the item, as it was not found in an archaeological context. The item was found in a stream. A similar example, which is slightly smaller in size, was recovered from the same area. Please see related finds section for information.
Created on: Monday 2nd June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-7F14E1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A spindle whorl, or, due to its lightness in weight, possibly a bead. The item was recovered from a stream. Unfortunately, it is not possible to date the item, as it was not found in an archaeological context. A similar example, which is slightly larger in size, was recovered from the same area. Please see related finds section for the relevant database number.
Created on: Thursday 5th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: CAM-79F2E2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular plano-convex chalk spindle whorl. There is a central perforation c.11.48mm in diameter. Dimensions: diameter 36.33mm, height 22.15mm, weight 33.04g. For similar examples see CAM-7E3071.
Created on: Tuesday 15th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cambridgeshire Area', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: KENT2461
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Spindle whorl with rounded top with flattened base. Deep grouse around circumference. No chamfering to hole. Fossilised coral clearly seen on upper. Possibly from Derbyshire.
Created on: Monday 8th January 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'KENT SNODLAND', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF5007
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Irregular perforated weight or spindle-whorl made from chalk. Sub-rectangular with rounded corners when viewed either from the top or the side, it measures 27 x 34 mm and is 15 mm thick. It is either not particularly well made or has suffered some damage, as it has a rather lumpy outline. The circular perforation is a little off-centre and is symmetrically waisted, narrowing slightly to c. 10 mm minimum diameter. Weights like this one are usually interpreted as spindle-whorls, but a rectangular weight would perhaps not make a very good whorl as it would not turn evenly. They canno…
Created on: Friday 16th March 2001
Last updated: Thursday 20th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK DEBENHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-17D626
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ground and polished bi-convex stone spindle whorl of probable prehistoric to later medieval date (3000 BC - 1700 AD). The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan, its diameter measures 29.1mm and is 19.3mm thick. There is a regular circular pierced hole through the whorl and this is set slightly off centre. The hole measures 11.1mm in diameter. The whorl weighs 20.45 grams. The whorl is undecorated and the edges are worn and slightly abraded. However the natural pattern or veins in the stone forms a series of vertical lines through the whorl which gives it a striped appearance. The whor…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd March 2006
Last updated: Monday 13th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wem area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-5CD545
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ground and polished bi-convex stone spindle whorl of probable prehistoric to later medieval date (3000 BC - 1700 AD). The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan, its diameter measures 53.8mm and is 18.5mm thick. There is a regular circular pierced hole through the whorl and this is set slightly off centre. The hole measures 13.4mm in diameter. The whorl weighs 71.03 grams. The whorl is undecorated and the edges are worn and slightly abraded. It is made from a fine grained sedimentary stone (mud-stone). The whorl is a mid grey brown colour. There are several areas with large scratches a…
Created on: Thursday 25th May 2006
Last updated: Monday 13th March 2017
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Record ID: DEV-F30690
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Spindle whorl or loomweight made of red sandstone. It is roughly made with a 15mm diameter pierced hole. Date is unknown.
Created on: Saturday 21st May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR-EEBBA3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A chalk spindle whorl of unknown date. The spindle whorl is slightly irregular, but is circular in plan, with a diameter of between 58.72 and 60.68mm and plano-convex in profile with a maximum thickness of 21.27mm. In the centre there is a round perforation which has been drilled from both sides. It is between 6.5 and 15.5mm in diameter. On some parts of the surface working marks are visible and around the central perforation on the flat side there is an oval incised line, about 1mm in width. Weight: 77.55g
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bincombe area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-78F5F7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sandstone spindle-whorl of unknown date, discoidal (diameter 40mm, 14mm thick) with drilled, slightly splayed central perforation (10mm to 13mm). Weighs 36.60g, 1.29oz.
Created on: Monday 22nd September 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beeston with Bittering', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-FCAD23
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone spindle whorl of uncertain date. The object is made of a soft, light calsitic stone which has been worked to be circular in plan with rounded sides and edges. A sub-circular central perforation is present and the whorl is undecorated. The whorl is 44.2mm in diameter, 14mm thick and weighs 31.4g. Spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty. Geoff Egan suggests that the cheaper, possibly home-made, ceramic and bone spindle whorls were displaced by purposefully manufactured stone …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd January 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 30th January 2013
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Record ID: LANCUM-B0BEB7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete stone flat or discoidal spindle whorl, of Neolithic to Medieval dating (BC 3500 - AD 1900). Around 75% of the spindle whorl is present. Both faces of the spindle whorl are flat and undecorated; a circular perforation runs through the the centre, presumably for attachment to a wooden spindle (now missing). The spindle whorl is made from a fine-grained sandstone. The whorl is circular in plan and sub-rectangular in profile, with parallel faces. The central hole is sub circular in shape and has been drilled slightly off central, from both sides. The internal diameter of the…
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2017
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Record ID: DENO-9F5DDF
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone probably Roman to post-medieval spindle whorl (AD c.43-c.1700). The whorl is broadly circular and has an elongated hexagonal cross-section (rectangular with bevelled edges). At the centre is a drilled circular perforation with bevelled edges. Overall, the whorl measures 40.1mm in diameter and 11.5mm thick. It weighs 29.55g. The central perforation measures 5.2mm in diameter.
Created on: Wednesday 4th November 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th November 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-5BE81F
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
Stone spindle-whorl of uncertain date, Roman to early Post Medieval, c. 100 - 1700 The spindle-whorl is comparatively regular and circular (of 35.8 - 37.4mm diameter and weighing 27.8g) is made from a fine-grained, micaeous sandstone, now with ground surfaces. The spindle-whorl is of sub-rectangular section (13.9mm thick) with near-flat faces. The perforation is central and is circular (7.4mm diameter) with straight parallel sides. There is no surviving evidence of applied decoration to the surfaces. Margeson (1993, page 184)[1] has suggested that the weight of a spindle who…
Created on: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th December 2014
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Record ID: HESH-BA7963
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A stone spindle whorl probably dating to the later prehistoric to later post medieval date (3000 BC - AD 1700) made of a course sandstone. It is circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. The object has a regular hour glass shaped pierced hole through the whorl and this is set slightly off centre. The shape of this hole would suggest that it has been achieved by drilling from each side. The object has an even mid-brown patina. Egan (1998) states that spindle whorls were used from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period and that the cheaper, possibly home-made ceramic…
Created on: Friday 30th January 2015
Last updated: Monday 23rd February 2015
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Record ID: DEV-99C6F8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone spindle whorl of unknown date. The spindle whorl is circular in plan; in profile it is rectangular with rounded edges. Both faces of the spindle whorl are flat and undecorated; a circular perforation runs through the the centre, presumably for attachment to a wooden spindle (now missing). Spindles were used to twist fabric fibres together to produce yarn. The whorls attached to the spindle acted as a weight to help to provide momentum whilst spinning and twisting the fibres together. This method of preparing yarn has been in use since prehistoric times and throughout the ages …
Created on: Tuesday 25th June 2013
Last updated: Monday 13th March 2017
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