Record ID: LVPL-2132DA
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete polished whetstone or hone stone. The object is oval in plan and is a crested oval in cross-section. It is smooth and polished on each face with small concretions adhering to one face. A series of linear scratches on the object are visible on each side. The whetstone has been manufactured from very fine-grained, blue-grey stone. Dimensions: 135mm in length, 50mm in width at the incomplete end, 35mm in width at the narrow end, 45mm thick at the incomplete end, 25mm thick at the narrow end. Dating of whetstones is difficult as they were used from the Bronze Age to mo…
Created on: Thursday 12th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Greasby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6E766B
Object type: MORTAR (VESSEL)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone mortar of probable late medieval to post medieval date (c. AD1400- 1700). The mortar has been carved from a single block of stone and is sub-oval in plan and U-shaped in profile. Projecting from the rim are three semi-circular lugs for stability and decoration. A triangular void has been chiselled out of the top of each lug and a modern blue triangular inlay has been inserted. One side of the object has been damaged and repaired with modern mortar or concreate. This repair may have occurred at the same time that the lugs were modified. At the base of the object is a circula…
Created on: Thursday 23rd November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitkirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6445F8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone spindle whorl or weight dating from c. AD43 - 1700. The object is circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. Slightly off centre is a circular perforation with an internal diameter of 6mm. Each face is undecorated. Dimensions: 35mm in diameter, 5mm thick, 11.40g Other examples of stone spindle whorls which have been recorded on the PAS database include LVPL-AABBA5, LVPL-6A74D6, BUC-3BBC64, GAT-2277ED, GAT-21FCD2 and HESH-1B967F. Spindle whorls were used from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period. Egan (Egan G. 1998 The Medieval Household D…
Created on: Thursday 5th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 12th October 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-AABBA5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete stone spindle whorl or weight dating from c. AD43 - 1100. The object is circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. In the centre of the object is a circular perforation with an internal diameter of 10mm. Each face is covered with striations and scratches but does not appear to be decorated. One edge of the object is thinner due to wear measuring 4mm thick. The opposite edge measures 5.5mm thick. Dimensions: 35mm in diameter, 5.5mm thick, 12.7g Other examples of stone spindle whorls which have been recorded on the PAS database include BUC-3BBC64, GAT-2277ED…
Created on: Friday 9th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 9th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gresford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C46F36
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
A carved stone head, often loosely referred to as a 'Celtic' head. 'Celtic' heads are found in some numbers in Britain, the great majority of which, including this one, are un-dateable. The head is carved from sandstone. The object has been identified from the attached photographs. The head has an elongated oval flat face with recessed lentoid eyes. The nose is long flattened, expanding in width towards the nostrils resulting in a sub-triangular form. The lips are worn. The rear of the head is flattened with less signs of weathering. There is no visible decoration on the rear of th…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9C67D6
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone head of post-medieval to modern date, c.1800-1950. The original block appears to have been saw cut. The head is naturalistic in its style with large parted lips, a sub-triangular nose, and oval eyes with hollowed out pupils. The brows are ridged and the cheek bones high while the chin has been squared off. The edge of the head is undulating in order to form wavy or undulating hair. The rear of the object is flattened and rough. The stone is mid-grey in colour and has suffered due to weathering. Dimensions: 280mm in length, 140mm in width, 150mm thick.
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2017
Last updated: Friday 10th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Farndon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9F49F4
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Bury
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A polished stone adze of prehistoric date, probably Neolithic, formed from a light sandy-brown coloured stone. The stone is very soft and has been polished smooth on each face. It is possibly formed from a sandstone variant. The adze is sub-triangular in plan with a wide cutting edge tapering to a narrow rounded butt end and a sub-square cross-section. The object has a thick convex cutting edge measuring 10mm thick which is rounded and worn. One edge of the cutting edge has been damaged probably in recent times. The cutting edge measures 61mm in width. The sides of the adze are …
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Radcliffe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1B5301
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete whetstone, dating to the early Medieval to Medieval period (c.AD 700-1400). The object is broadly triangular in plan tapering in width from the sub-oval pierced end to a rounded point. The wider end or top of the object is pierced with a circular perforation measuring 5mm in diameter. This appears to have been drilled from each face. It is likely that this hone would have been suspended around the neck by means of the hole at one terminal. A fragment of the stone has broken away in recent times at the holed terminal end. Thin horizontal striations or scratches are vis…
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skirpenbeck', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-882DAE
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A polished stone axe of Neolithic date, (3500-2100BC). The object is teardrop (or pointed oval) in plan and oval in cross-section. It has been ground and polished smooth and is pitted in places down one face. The axe has a wide cutting edge and is a mottled dark brown - black in colour.
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 18th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bidston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-79EA4E
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A carved stone head, often loosely referred to as a 'Celtic' head. 'Celtic' heads are found in some numbers in Britain, the great majority of which, including this one, are un-dateable. The head is carved from sandstone. The head has an elongated oval flat face with recessed lentoid eyes. The nose is long and narrow with flared nostrils. The raised full lips are lentoid and slightly downturned with a central horizontal groove in the centre. A curved groove separates the face from the head of the object where the hairline would be. The rear of the head slopes downwards before roundi…
Created on: Friday 8th April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Bollington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-5C10CC
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Conwy
Workflow stage: Published
A stone bead of uncertain date, possibly made of slate. The object is circular in plan and has a small central perforation. The internal diameter of the perforation measures 1.95mm in diameter. The object has a mid-brown and mottled patina. Dimensions: 11.59mm in diameter, 3.10mm thick, 2.1g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Henryd', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-55FA3C
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete possible whetstone of uncertain date. The stone is lentoid in profile and circular in section constructed from fine grained sandstone with a high mica component. Each end of the object has broken away. A deep linear groove measuring 5.16mm in width runs transverse across the centre of one face, possibly caused by sharpening tools. This form of whetstone is fairly ubiquitous throughout history. It is difficult to say that this is definitely a whetstone as natural stones could be used for this purpose without much working to make them suitable. Whetstones are known to h…
Created on: Friday 26th September 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 1st October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Collingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-0624AD
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A stone bead of uncertain date. The object is circular in plan with a large central perforation. The internal diameter of the perforation measures 6.84mm. Each face is undecorated. The object has a smooth dark green patina and is scratched in several places probably due to the workings of the plough. Birgitta Hoffmann states: The bead is probably Iron Age. The inclusion of blue beads in Iron Age necklaces is well known, but in some cases blue stones are used. Typical for the Iron Age, rather than later periods is the comparatively large diameter of the perforation, which can be fou…
Created on: Friday 29th August 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E2F8BD
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete stone object, probably a whetstone or hone, of uncertain date. The object is rectangular in plan and cross-section. It is formed of a fine grained dark grey stone, possibly slate. The base of one face of the object and almost all of the opposite face is damaged where some of the stone has split away from the main body of the object. Riveted to the top of the object is a rectangular strip of copper alloy forming an attachment loop. One end of the strip is cut in a diagonal while the opposite end is irregular. The strip measures c.10mm in width at each end and narrows t…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Washingborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-B2F350
Object type: PESTLE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Published
A Prehistoric stone tool dating from the Mesolithic through to the Bronze Age, (10,000-700BC) although a later date is possible. The object is oval in plan and sub-oval cross-section. Due to uneven thickness it is trapezoidal in profile. One face has been deliberately smoothed to form a straight and even face which terminates with a rounded end. The opposite end is stepped with the tip unsmoothed. The opposite face has been worn down at the rounded end and slopes down sharply to where it terminates. The surface of the thickest part of the object on this face is undulating before the o…
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hilbre Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7AEB38
Object type: SCULPTURE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Published
A typical example a carved stone head, often loosely referred to as 'Celtic' heads, that are found in some numbers in Britain, the great majority of which, including this one, are un-dateable. The object is carved in red sandstone. The head has a pointed-oval shaped flat face with incised lentoid eyes. A horizontal grove indicates cheeks and the nose is long and narrow with rounded irregular nostrils. The raised lips are lentoid and slightly downturned with a central horizontal groove in the centre. A curved groove separates the face from the head of the object where the hairline w…
Created on: Thursday 16th January 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-54DE92
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wrexham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pendant whetstone of uncertain date. The object is formed medium to dark grey fine grained and micaceous schist. It is rectangular in form and cross-section. At the top of the object the stone has been carved forming a circular collar and rounded projection. On top of this a piece of lead has been cast forming a 'cap'. The lead 'cap' has been perforated to enable suspension. The lead 'cap' has separated from the stone however originally would have been firmly attached. There is damage to the base of the 'cap' and to the base of the whetstone also. Whetstones or hones,…
Created on: Tuesday 14th January 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 14th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rossett', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7D4596
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: St. Helens
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete polished stone axe dating to the Neolithic period, (3500 BC - 2100 BC). The object is a pointed oval in cross-section and is oval in plan. The axe has suffered from various damage and losses particularly at the butt end which appear to be recent. The butt end measures 49.77mm in width and is 3.58mm thick. The cutting edge is almost complete and measures 1.62mm in thickness. The stone is a mottled light brown and grey smooth stone.
Created on: Tuesday 29th January 2013
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rainford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-611817
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stone axe dating to the Neolithic period, (3500 BC - 2100 BC). The object is D-shaped in plan with tapering sides which terminate in a break. It is oval in cross-section. From the break the sides flare outwards to the cutting edge. The cutting edge is worn and is undulating due to recent damage. The cutting edge measures 6.87mm thick. The butt end of the object is missing and the break appears to have occurred during antiquity. The object has been polished on each face to create the form. The stone is a light to mid brown is medium grained and flecked and is likely to be…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2012
Last updated: Monday 3rd December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Macclesfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C10265
Object type: GRINDSTONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A grinding stone of uncertain date. The object is sub-oval in plan and oval in cross-section. One end terminates with a break. The opposite end has been worn and ground down probably due to use. The stone type is possibly granite.
Created on: Monday 15th October 2012
Last updated: Friday 19th October 2012
No spatial data available.