Record ID: DENO-8A0C46
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Spindle whorl; cast lead spindle whorl of unknown date. The whorl is roughly cast and not quite circular. It is biconical in shape and has a straight-sided, sub-circular hole through the centre. One face is decorated with four large, moulded pellets unevenly spaced around the whorl and connected by a moulded line. The whole has an even, cream-grey patina over its surface. Diameter 27.3mm, thickness 15.4mm, weight 40.06g
Created on: Thursday 22nd January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Balderton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-2EDB33
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Spindle whorl; cast lead spindle whorl of unknown date. The whorl is of biconical shape and is decorated on both faces with moulded lines forming a rough star-shaped pattern. There are also pellets within the points of the star. The whorl has a large, sub-circular hole in the centre. The metal has an even, thin, pale grey patina over its surface. Diameter 29.7mm, thickness 8.9mm, weight 29.48g
Created on: Friday 30th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rolleston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-2EE4F3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Spindle whorl; small, cast lead spindle whorl of unknown date. The whorl is of roughly biconical shape, although one side seems to have been flattened. It is decorated on both faces with moulded lines forming a rough star-shaped pattern. The whorl has a large, circular hole in the centre. The metal has an even, thick, cream patina over its surface. Diameter 25.6mm, thickness 10.0mm, weight 30.59g
Created on: Friday 30th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rolleston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-2EEAC2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Spindle whorl; cast lead possible spindle whorl of unknown date. The whorl is roughly bun-shaped and is undecorated. There is a small, roughly circular, tapering hole which seems to be rather off-centre, although some of the edges of the whorl are chipped, suggesting that it may originally have been larger. The metal has an even, thick, white patina over its surface with a patchy brown surface. Diameter 28.6mm, thickness 8.9mm, weight 39.54g
Created on: Friday 30th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rolleston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-2EF2D8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Spindle whorl; cast lead spindle whorl of unknown date. The whorl is flat and is decorated on one face with four moulded lines forming a lozenge and with long pellets both inside and outside the lozenge. The whorl has a large, circular hole in the centre. The metal has an even, thck, pale grey-white patina over its surface. Diameter 29.2mm, thickness 6.6mm, weight 32.16g
Created on: Friday 30th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashover', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-6C9762
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight, possibly a spindle whorl. The object is biconical with a perforation running through the centre. The object has an outer diameter of 24.9mm, and the central perforation is 8.6mm in diameter. The object is 7.6mm thick, and it has a mass of 20.5g. The object has a pitted brown/grey surface. One side of the weight is decorated with two raised concentric lines, with a series of raised ribs running between the two. The other side is undecorated. These weighs are not yet completely understood. It is possible they could have been spindle whorls. At the Austin Friary in Le…
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 2nd August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tong CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-3277D6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight, possibly a spindle whorl. Biconical with a perforation running through the centre. Outer diameter of 31.5mm, and the central perforation is 6.7mm in diameter. The object is 11.0mm thick, and it has a mass of 43.4g. The object has a pitted light brown/grey surface. Both sides of the weight are decorated with raised pellets and ribs, although these are more pronounced on one side. These weighs are not yet completely understood. It is possible they could have been spindle whorls - at the Austin Friary in Leicester (see Mellor and Pearce, 1981), a decorated whorl was fou…
Created on: Sunday 8th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 2nd August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croxden CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-FE6E84
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast lead spindle whorl (possibly). Date uncertain. Maximum diameter: 24.9mm; thickness: 8.1mm; weight: 22.99g. The object is sub-circular in plan with a central sub-circular aperture which has a maximum diameter of 10.5mm. It is plano-convex in side profile. The surface have a buff patina overall. It is possible that this object is a weight rather than a spindle whorl.
Created on: Tuesday 17th March 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-072E78
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy circular spindle whorl or weight. It is circular with a slightly domed top and flat base. There is a circular hole running through the middle and possible traces of raised decoration on the top. Due to the simplicity of the shape it is hard to date it precisely and it could be Roman - Post Medieval. It is 24.6mm in diameter, 7.3mm thick and 20.35 grams in weight; the central hole is a maximum of 7.4mm.
Created on: Monday 30th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-073EA6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy circular spindle whorl or weight. It is circular with a highly domed, almost semi-circular, top and flat base. There is a circular hole running through the middle and possible traces of raised decoration on the top. Due to the simpilicity of the shape it is hard to date it precisely and it could be Roman - Post Medieval. It is 24.8mm in diameter, 11.7mm thick and 36.39 grams in weight; the central hole is a maximum of 8.1mm.
Created on: Monday 30th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B25218
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is plano-convex and has a central circular hole which appears to have straight sides. Both faces are decorated with raised radial and zig-zag lines. It has a diameter of 27.67mm and is 9.18mm thick. It weighs 26.45g. The whorl is grey coloured and does not appear to have a patina. 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 b…
Created on: Tuesday 7th April 2009
Last updated: Saturday 4th August 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-B26415
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small lead alloy spindle whorl. The whorl is slightly oval in plan and dome shaped in section, flat on the base and convex on the upper half. It has a circular hole which is not quite central. The sides of the hole are straight. There is no decoration. The whorl is 24.5mm in diameter, and 7.18mm thick. It weighs 19.05g. 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, "…
Created on: Tuesday 7th April 2009
Last updated: Saturday 4th August 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-BE2CD5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: City of Wolverhampton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
3 Spiers Winkle spindle whorl Cast lead weight, possibly a spindle whorl. Circular in plan with a slightly off-centre perforation. Pointed-oval shaped in profile. Mass: 35.4g; external diameter: 28.1mm; internal diameter: 10.8mm; depth: 10.3mm. One side is decorated with wavy and straight ridges radiating outwards. The other side is decorated with two raised squares and a set of ?pellets and ridges around the four edges of the outer square.
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2009
Last updated: Monday 17th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wolverhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-EB3611
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy spindle whorl or weight. It is circular with a slightly domed top and flat base. There is a circular hole running through the middle, it tapers inwards slightly from the base and has an irregular lip at the top. Due to the simplicity of the shape it is hard to date it precisely and it could be Roman - Post Medieval. It is 24.4mm in diameter, 5.9mm thick and 18.23 grams in weight; the central hole is a maximum of 8.5mm in diameter.
Created on: Monday 4th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Goring by Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-EB48D3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy spindle whorl or weight. It is circular with a highly domed top and flat base. There is a circular hole running through the middle, it tapers inwards slightly from the base. Due to the simplicity of the shape it is hard to date the object precisely and it could be Roman - Post Medieval. It is 30.8mm in diameter, 12.6mm thick and 50.90 grams in weight; the central hole is a maximum of 10.9mm in diameter.
Created on: Monday 4th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Goring by Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-ED0DC2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy spindle whorl or weight. It is hemispherical with a highly domed top and flat base. There is a circular hole running through the middle, the hole tapers inwards slightly from the base. Due to the simplicity of the shape it is hard to date the object precisely and it could be Roman - Post Medieval. It is 24.9mm in diameter, 12.4mm thick and 32.71 grams in weight; the central hole is a maximum of 4.9mm in diameter.
Created on: Monday 4th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Arlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3D6600
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy spindle whorl, decorated on both sides. The whorl is plano-convex with a circular central hole, but is damaged on both faces. The decoration on one side is raised radial ribs dividing the whorl into eight sections, with a large raised pellet in alternate spaces. On the other side, the raised ribs form a square with a St. Andrew’s cross inside it, running from corner to corner of the square. There is also a central raised rib sub dividing two opposing triangles formed by the square and the cross, and central pellets in the other two triangles. It is 32.3mm in diameter and…
Created on: Wednesday 20th May 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SUSS-55C140
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy circular spindle whorl or weight. It is circular with a highly domed, almost semi-circular, top and flat base. There is a circular hole running through the middle and possible traces of raised decoration on the top. Due to the simpilicity of the shape it is hard to date it precisely and it could be Roman - Post Medieval. It is 19.9mm in diameter, 9.5mm thick and 15.95 grams in weight; the central hole is a maximum of 6.1mm.
Created on: Thursday 21st May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-660311
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Spindle whorl of uncertain date; cast lead spindle whorl; biconical shape; no extant decoration on either face. Diameter 28.3mm, thickness 13.2mm, weight 40.71g
Created on: Friday 22nd May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Long Whatton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-660824
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Spindle whorl of uncertain date; cast lead spindle whorl; biconical shape; one face decorated with zig-zag lines and occasional pellets, the other face with two rings of pellets. Diameter 31.1mm, thickness 7.6mm, weight 31.52g
Created on: Friday 22nd May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Long Whatton', grid reference and parish protected.