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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-C3AED5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Saxon/Late Saxon stone spindle whorl, fine-grained pale-grey limestone plano-convex with central perforation within three engraved concentric grooves on the upper surface and two on the base. Diameter 35mm, weight 26.01g. Cf. Late Saxon example from Thetford (Rogerson and Dallas 1984, fig.148, no.4) and broadly similar but more deeply grooved Middle Saxon example from grave 28 at Harford Farm (Penn 2000, 29 and fig.94, no.4 and plate VI).
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Outwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-56D033
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable spindle whorl made of rusty sandstone. It is discoid, one face is complete, the reverse is damaged and has its original surface missing. It weighs 16g, measures 34.05mm diameter and is 10.63m thick. In the centre there is a 6.86mm diameter hole which has a slight hour-glass shaped profile. This profile may be due to wear. Crummy (1983 Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester 1971-9, Colchester Archaeological Trust p. 67) defines a spindle whorl as having a central perforation which has a minimum 5mm diameter, the diameter a…
Created on: Friday 17th August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-B4E236
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon stone spindle-whorl, fine-grained pale-grey limestone, plano-convex with central perforation and incised decoration comprising bands of turned engraved lines around sides and on base, height 17mm, diameter 34mm, weighs 24.35g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2007
Last updated: Friday 15th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Soham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: FAKL-B13867
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Spindle whorl made from a buff coloured, shelly limestone, plano-convex with a 10.3mm diameter hole through its centre.
Created on: Tuesday 5th October 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 30th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Driffield', grid reference and parish protected.

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: WILT-F9AC88
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early-Medieval/ Medieval (500-1500) Spindle whorl of Coppergate type A1 (Walton Rogers, 2007), with one flat and one domed face. It measures 34.95mm in diameter, stands 18.09mm tall and weighs 30.4g. The circular central perforation measures 8.71mm diameter at the domed face and 10.07mm diameter on the flat face. The material is probably stone, but also looks very like earthenware. It has hairline cracks (possibly decorative?) on the domed face, consisting of a concentric ring and five roughly-equidistant radiating lines on the sides.
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
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Record ID: WMID-6DD008
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone sub-circular spindle whorl (a weight used on a spindle for spinning fibres in textile manufacture) constructed from a smooth dark grey stone. The spindle whorl is not perfectly circular and the central drilled hole is not in the very centre. The spindle whorl measures 33.54 mm in diameter and 15.32 mm thick. Its central hole is 10.1 mm in diameter. It weighs 27.4 grams. Dating spindle whorls is notoriously difficult in the absence of other chronological indicators. This example may date from as early as the Roman period (perhaps even earlier), although it is possibly later.
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2011
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Record ID: FAKL-6F6384
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Spindle whorl made from a medium grained, light grey limestone. Plano-convex with a rounded top and a flat base. Through the centre is a 9.6mm diameter hole.
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barmston', grid reference and parish protected.

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: GAT-5A7CF7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of flat stone spindle whorl which appears to have been ground around the external edges.One face is smooth and the other more roughly finished.Central perforation (internal diameter 8.3mm) has a slight hour-glass profile and a notch to the smooth face.
Created on: Monday 26th April 2010
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
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Record ID: CORN-725416
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sandstone spindle whorl, round in plan and flat in profile, with a small perforation, 6 mm in diameter, for the spindle. Dating from the Romano-British period. Quinnell (2004) illustrates a similar example of a sandstone spindle whorl on page 143, Fig.68, No.28, which is dated to c.AD 375-550.
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Padstow', grid reference and parish protected.

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.

Record ID: WMID-A85404
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A spindle whorl made of a rusty coloured fine grained sandstone. It is discoid in shape, with one face damaged resulting in the loss of the original surface on that side. It weighs 52.1 grams, with a diameter of 42.76mm. The central perforation is 9.93mm wide. It is 23.00mm thick. Crummy (1983 Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester 1971-9, Colchester Archaeological Trust p. 67) defines a spindle whorl as having a central perforation which has a minimum 5mm diameter, the diameter and thickness is even, the sides are smooth, and…
Created on: Tuesday 16th February 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brailes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CPAT-5C2318
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This discoidal stone spindle whorl probably dates from the Iron Age and is typical of examples found at the Llangynog defended enclosure in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The disc is well formed and smoothed; it has two pairs of incised parallel lines forming a cross on one face. In each case, the lines tend to converge. One quadrant has an additional radial line. The lines seem to be too coincident to have been accidental and similarly marked stone whorls have been found in context at Meare Lake Village (Somerset). In one case, the resemblance is remarkably similar - see http://www.g…
Created on: Sunday 2nd August 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 19th April 2011
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Record ID: DOR-222171
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone spindle whorl. A circular pebble of fine grained limestone. It has a central circular perforation (10.46 mm in diameter) made using a hollow drill. the edges of the object are rounded producing and oval cross section Date: Probably Iron Age (Peter Bellamy, pers. comm) Dimensions: 38.90 mm x 37.81 mm x 15.51 mm Weight: 32.88 g
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: GLO-41CFA4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone spindle whorl diameter 35mm, thickness 10mm. Circular spindle whorl that has been made from limestone most likely from a local source. Date Roman
Created on: Wednesday 18th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 5th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wraxall', grid reference and parish protected.