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Record ID: YORYM348
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
Undecorated lead spindle whorl , Some plough damage revealing stable metal core. Slight surface oxidisation. Medium bore.
Created on: Thursday 26th November 1998
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE HAXBY', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM678
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
Unassigned date
Created on: Thursday 7th October 1999
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORTH YORKSHIRE COPMANTHORPE', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NLM-891660
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bi-conical broken in half, regular small angular inclusions.
Created on: Saturday 31st May 2003
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BILLINGBOROUGH', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HAMP2972
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
a)D: 24.5 Ht: 10 Wt: 27.9g b)D: 22 Ht: 9.5 Wt: 21.01g c) D: 23 Ht: 13 Wt: 42.33g d) D: 18 Ht: 8 Wt: 12.82g e) D: 13 Ht: 13 Wt: 10.71g f) Conical, but with flat top. D: 19.5 Ht: 20 Wt: 41.7g g) Bi-conical D: 18 Ht: 12.5 Wt: 17.33g
Created on: Friday 31st January 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-DD1361
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast lead weight of unknown date. The simple dome-shaped weight has a central circular perforation with a diameter of 9.7mm.The external diameter is 28.3mm, the height is 12.9mm and the weight is 42.06g.
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-E72DC3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. In the centre of the circular weight is a large circular perforation with a diameter of 10.9mm. One face is slightly concave and is decorated with raised lines in a lattice formation. The other face is flat and undecorated. The external diameter is 25.4mm and the weight is 29.14g.
Created on: Monday 20th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NLM-E73F52
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. The flat circular weight has a central circular perforation (diameter 8.3mm) with a raised ridge around the edge. Both faces are divided into eight sections, with alternate sections decorated with raised pellets. The external diameter is 25.8mm and the weight is 21.68g.
Created on: Monday 20th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

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
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-8E8048
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Age uncertain, Roman - Post Medieval? Lead alloy, cast, circular, flat shaped probable spindle whorl with relatively large central hole of 10mm diameter.
Created on: Saturday 27th November 2004
Last updated: Friday 22nd April 2016
Spatial data recorded.

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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
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: YORYM-F079D2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl or weight of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan with a rounded top, base and sides and a narrow circular central perforation. The object is undecorated. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The object is 22.1mm in diameter, 16.1mm thick and weighs 42.6g. Lead spindle whorls and weights were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty. Decorated examples are thought to date to the medieval to post-medieval periods while undecorated examples cannot be …
Created on: Monday 17th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Killinghall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-2C7614
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead weight or spindle whorl of uncertain date. The object is plano-convex with a flat base and domed top. A central perforation runs through the object and all surfaces appear undecorated. The metal has a light white/grey patina and is worn. The object is 24.9mm diameter, 9.6mm thick and weighs 30.2g. The perforation is 7mm in diameter. Walton Rogers (1997, p.1731) suggests Roman spindle whorls have a diameter of between 4-8mm while the diameter of Early-Medieval to medieval spindles is in the range of 9-11mm to fit the thicker spindles of this period. Lead objec…
Created on: Tuesday 11th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 19th February 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-FFB1C7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete circular cast lead object, probably a spindle whorl. The whorl is discoidal in form and rectangular (with rounded corners) in section with a flat base and top. It is seemingly undecorated. The artefact measures 35.1mm in diameter with a large spindle hole with a diameter of 12.0mm. The object has suffered from a break which is evidenced by a fracture seam which runs diagonally up the side. Just less than one half of one of the faces has been lost, both in terms of thickness and surface area. What remains of the spindle whorl is very worn and distorted on both faces. The …
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2005
Last updated: Friday 22nd April 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NCL-7BCA51
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead object, possibly a spindle whorl of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan and domed in section, with a central circular perforation. The base is flat. It has a diameter of 26mm, a thickness of 12mm and the perforation has a diameter of 10mm. It weighs 57.25g. As the diameter of the perforation is greater than 5mm, it has been classified as a spindle whorl rather than a weight following Tyrell (2015).
Created on: Monday 26th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 20th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-A7EDE5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
Probable lead spindle whorl. Off-centre hole 8mm diameter. Slightly convex in section.
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: CAM-0CE521
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. The spindle whorl is circular in shape and hemispherical in section. There is a central sub rectangular perforation. The spindle whorl weighs 198.7g.
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cambridgeshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-991698
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Published
Three eroded perforated lead weights or possible spindle whorl(s). These weights are not diagnostic and are difficult to date. Two of the weights are flat, while the third is bead shaped, but may originally have had a more biconical shape. Dimensions: Diameter (mm): 23.5-25.7 22.6-23.2 15.3-15.9 Diameter of perforation (mm): 5-6 7.5 7 Thickness (mm): 7.4 5.8 11.0 Weight (g): 20.8 14.4 9.2
Created on: Monday 7th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: NCL-03C630
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Ceramic, conical object. It possesses a central perforation measuring 10mm in diameter and a flat bottom. Dr Kevin Leahy writes: it is most unlikely that this object was, as described, a 'Loom weight' and it was probably a spindle whorl. Dating is impossible on the surviving evidence.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd September 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 24th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Murton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NCL-41C707
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead object, probably a spindle whorl of unknown date. The whorl comprises a slightly distorted but flat, circular plate with a central, circular perforation. It has a diameter of 23mm, a thickness of 3mm and the central perforation has a diameter of 6mm. It weighs 12.45g.
Created on: Friday 26th March 2004
Last updated: Monday 13th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Darlington', grid reference and parish protected.