Record ID: SF-F78873
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete whetstone or hone with a copper-alloy suspension loop attached, most likely to be of medieval date. The stone itself is grey in colour with fine micaeous inclusions, it is rectangular in shape and flaring in width towards its terminal, it is now fragmentary due to breaks, all surviving surfaces have grooves and striations on them, persumably created through use. The complete end of the hone has a complete suspension loop attached to it, this consists of a piece of copper-alloy which has rectangular terminal ends and a narrower rectangular loop in its centre. Each rect…
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Covehithe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D6C3B4
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A polished stone axehead with degraded granular surfaces over majority of the surface. Stone type not analysed, possibly Lake District/ Northumbrian source. Blade end and face of blade lost other side still displays polish. Slightly tapered rounded sides to rounded butt. 280mm in length, 59.8mm in width, 33.2mm in thickness and 440g in weight.
Created on: Monday 26th July 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-C1BA96
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The blade end of a Neolithic polished stone axe head. The blades front profile is slightly asymmetical-curved, in plan it is a relatively straight edge but angled. The axe is somewhat 'bean-shaped' in cross-section at the break. The break is old and worn. The axe is made from an irregular large grained stone, probably a granite, on the surface there is angular glossy black crystalline grains between a matt gre/brown structure visible in cross-section. The origin of this stone is unknown, but probably from an 'axe-factory' perhaps from Cornwall, Craig Llewd, Wales or the…
Created on: Monday 3rd March 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: SF-D72555
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large fragment of a medieval lava quern stone, it is the flat lower stone with worn radial grooving and it is damaged and possibly re-used. It is 48mm in thickness.
Created on: Monday 10th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Battisford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7E18A7
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable whetstone which could be Roman or later in date. Both terminals are incomplete due to old breaks. It is rectangular in plan but tapering in thickness towards one end. The wider end has a circular hole through it. The stone is dense and grey in colour. It measures 38.38mm in length, 14.22mm in width and 11.21mm in thickness.
Created on: Monday 24th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brockley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3DEB66
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a whetstone, which could be Roman or later in date. This fragment is rectnagular in shape with one terminal end surviving, with rounded corners. There is a circular, possibly suspension hole through this temrinal end. The stone is hard grey, dense and has tiny specks of silver mica throughout. It measures 35.01mm in surviving length and 21.17mm in width it is 8.55mm in thickness. The hole is 4.75mm in diameter.
Created on: Friday 21st September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Finborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F0B730
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone spindle whorl of probable Anglo-Saxon date. Conical in shape measuring 27.03mm in diameter and 15.15mm in height. The central perforation is circular and 7.03mm in diameter. The stone is a light grey in colour. It is decorated with circumferencial grooves. Bone and ceramic spindle whorls also with decorative circumference grooves are known from Anglo-Saxon sites elsewhere in Suffolk, e.g. West Stow. Other decorated stone examples include SF-907EF3 from Lackford, Suffolk and SF-079017, from Freckenham, Suffolk.
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Wilbraham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-9D0528
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A stone whorl, complete apart from a small missing fragment on one edge. It is biconvex with a central circular hole and measures 33.86mm in diameter, 24.44mm in height and is 35.48g in weight. The central hole is 10.60mm in diameter. One end has two worn circular grooves around it but no other decoration can be seen.
Created on: Monday 21st August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-92A156
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A non calcareous type stone in the form of a possible small axehead. Measuring 74mm in length, 45mm in width and 20mm in thickness. The stone is broad, though not particulary sharp, the convex blade end narrows to a rounded butt. All edges show similar sharpness and lenticular cross-section, which is not totally uniform. This may suggest that this is natural glacial erractic rather than a small axehead, though it is possible that the original surface has been lost to erosion, as occurs on some other examples of stone axeheads. There are several plough grazes on the pale white/poale…
Created on: Wednesday 21st June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rendham', grid reference and parish protected.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: SF-6697D5
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Perforated object, sub-circular stone incompletely perforated which may be an unfinished mace-head. Measuring circa 95mm in diameter and c30mm in thickness, both faces are fairly flat. The stone is smooth to the touch and appears to have been worn by water. One surface has a circular 'hour-glass' type perforation in its centre, 36mm in diameter narrowing to 9mm in diameter at its base, which does go about half way through the object. Maceheads are an implement type mainly of Mesolithic and Neolithic date.
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 10th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Oakley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-4EC926
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A possible whetstone of unknown date, it is rectangular in shape and measures 71.72mm in length 30.47mm in width and 14.1mm in thickness. The stone appears to be a limestone and has scratches across its faces and deep diagonal grooves along one side. Both faces have circular semi-perforated holes in opposing corners, these holes are in the same position in both faces but why they were not drilled all the way through is unknown. It is possible that this object is unfinished.
Created on: Thursday 6th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Battisford', grid reference and parish protected.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: SF-CA0B43
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a stone quern most likely to be of medieval date. Both faces are worn and the grinding face has parallel grooves. This fragment measures 120mm by c90mm in size and is c30mm in thickness. This quern is made from volcanic larva stone, probably originating from the Rhine valley in Germany.
Created on: Thursday 19th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rushbrooke with Rougham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-907EF3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone spindle whorl of probable Anglo-Saxon date. Conical in shape measuring 29mm in diameter and 15mm in height. The central perforation is circular and 8mm in diameter. The stone is a creamy light brown in colour. There is a pair of circumferencial grooves around the centre of this spindle whorl and another two set closer together along its wider edge. Bone and ceramic spindle whorls also with decorative circumference grooves are known from Anglo-Saxon sites elsewhere in Suffolk, e.g. West Stow.
Created on: Friday 22nd April 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lackford', grid reference and parish protected.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: SF-AB85A6
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a probably lava stone quern, 110.8mm by 80.2mm by 46mm in size. This quern fragment is very worn and therefore its date is not certain due to wear. It could therefore be Roman or later in date.
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otley', grid reference and parish protected.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: SF-AB7147
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of a probably medieval larva stone quern, 51mm by 38mm by 22mm in size. Traces of the grinding edge survive. This quern fragment is very worn and therefore although it seems most likely to be medieval in date this is not certain due to wear.
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-7FD1F1
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a medieval quern of grey lava stone material, probably from the German Rhine area. Roughly square in shape and very worn, measuring 66.5mm by 64.7mm in siez and 25mm in thickness. One face has worn ridges across it the other is plain. This quern fragment is most likely to be 12th to 14th century in date. This quern fragment was found possibly just below the plough soil above unidentified copper-alloy disc SF-7fba33.
Created on: Monday 27th September 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Wilbraham', grid reference and parish protected.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: SF-1369B6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete stone weight, cream/light brown in colour and most likely to be a spindle whorl. It is circular in shape and measures 39mm in diameter and 17mm in thickness. It has a central circular perforation which is 10mm in diameter. This spindle whorl could date to any time between the Roman and end of the Medieval periods.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF10020
Object type: BEAD
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A biconical stone bead, 15mm in diameter with a central perforation of 5mm in diameter. The bead is fairly worn and the type of stone it is made from is not clear. Its date is unknown.
Created on: Tuesday 17th December 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'BRADFIELD COMBUST WITH STANNINGFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: SF9401
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
The top half of a Hertfordshire pudding stone rotary quern, probably Romano-British in date. 290mm in diameter with a central circular hole which is 20mm in diameter.
Created on: Wednesday 16th October 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LINSTEAD MAGNA', grid reference and parish protected.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: SF9403
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Roughly half of a prehistoric saddle-quern which could date to any time between the Neolithic and the Iron Age. Surviving length is 280mm, width is 270mm and depth 130mm.
Created on: Wednesday 16th October 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HOXNE', grid reference and parish protected.