Record ID: KENT-CA36E2
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two Medieval copper alloy domed thimbles, one of which has been inserted into the other and the bases squashed together. The outer thimble is marked with hand drilled pits of varying sizes in roughly concentric circles. Small portions of the outer thimble are missing due to corrosion and damage. It is possible that it had a hole on the top of the dome, but this is difficult to tell due to the missing pieces. Two horizontal grooves are visible just above the base of the outer thimble. While there are no other examples of two thimbles squashed together have been found on the database…
Created on: Wednesday 21st May 2014
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-C9BD49
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy rotary casket key of Medieval date. The bow is cicular and attached to the shank just above the mid-point. The shank is sub-rectangular in section and has a hollow, cyclindrical end. The bit is relatively simple in form, it is sub-rectangular with a small square cleft cut out on either side. The key is mid-green in colour. A number of very similar rotary keys are shown in G. Egan's 'Medieval Households' pages 111-119. From the size of the key and the presence of a hollow shank it is likely that the key would have been used to lock a casket rather than a door…
Created on: Wednesday 21st May 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-C974F7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval cast copper alloy composite buckle frame. It is missing the two sheet plates and part of the integral forked spacer plate. The lipped oval frame and the pin still survive intact, though the pin is bent sideways at approximately 45°. Whitehead comments that these buckles are mass produced between c.1350-1450, and were stronger and more durable than the previous forms. Similar objects on the database are: ESS-B7E605, HAMP-1CEC04, ESS-4E0AB0. The buckle is 37.31mm long, 17.62mm wide and 1.5mm thick. It wieghs 3.36g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st May 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-C92359
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An illegible Roman copper alloy Sestertius of an uncertain ruler, reverse type. Mint unknown. c.AD 43-260. It is 30.29mm in diameter, 4.1mm thick and weighs 14.99g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st May 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Farleigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-B6F065
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron pin of late Medieval to Post Medieval date. It is cylindrical in section and at one end tapers to a sharp point. The head of the pin is rounded. It is corroded and in sections has lost its original thickness. It is 80.56mm long, 2.32mm in diameter and weighs 1.6g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 30th January 2015
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-B6CDE5
Object type: CUTLERY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy object, found lodged in a winkle shell, possibly a winkle picker. One end is circular in section and tapers to a sharp point. The rest of the object is sub-rectangular in section and the end has corroded and broken. It is 29.88mm long, is 4.15mm wide and 1.06mm thick. It weighs 0.17g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 30th January 2015
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-B62EB3
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval pencil, probably of graphite or slate. It is circular in section, and one end has been sharpened to a point, which is now rounded. The other end has been broken off. It is 79.57mm long and is 6.82mm in diameter. It weighs 6.79g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 30th January 2015
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-B5D986
Object type: PIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two late medieval - early post medieval copper alloy pins (15th - 16th century). The pins are constructed from drawn wire with a wound wire head globular head. They are of varying lengths and thicknesses. Egan & Forsyth (1997:222) write, "Pins are recovered in abundance from almost all sites yielding 15th and 16th century material. They were indispensably and vast quantities were used in England for fastening clothing and paper and for sewing." Combined weight: 2.67g. Reference: Egan, G. and Forsyth, H. 1997. Wound Wire and Silver Gilt. In Gaimster, D. & Stamper, P. 1997. The…
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 30th January 2015
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-B5C7CC
Object type: AMMUNITION
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy musket ball or pistol shot. There are no visible casting lines and there is no impact damage, which suggests it was never fired. It has a light grey patina. It is 12.71mm in diameter and weighs 10.86g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 30th January 2015
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-B58B03
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval, cast iron shot. It is sub-spherical in shape, and the casting seam is visible. The shot is 25.62mm in diameter (approx. 1 inch). The shot has some corrosion and pitting, and is slightly flattened on one side. It was most likely to have been used by smaller artillery weapons, though it may also have been used as grape shot for some larger cannons.
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 30th January 2015
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-B5028D
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy Post Medieval seal, probably a bag seal. It is sub-circular in shape and the lead has a light grey patina. It appears to be plain on both faces. The seal is of uneven thickness (4.46mm to 1.77mm), and has some iron corrosion on the circumference, suggesting that may have been attached to an iron object (perhaps wire). Dimensions: 15.29mm diameter, 4.46mm thick (max) and 3.32g weight.
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 30th January 2015
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-B48801
Object type: JAR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of decorative border from a Post Medieval redware storage jar. The sherd consists of part of the decorative border and a small portion of the internal body of the vessel. The decorative border was a separate piece of clay that was inserted between the rim and shoulder of the vessel and decorated with a pattern of semi-circular lines. The rim of the vessel has broken away, leaving the border and the body clay that it was attached to. The internal face of the sherd is glazed with a green/brown glaze. The sherd is fully oxidised. It is 43.22mm wide, 31.57mm high and 26.44mm…
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 30th January 2015
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-B44FC3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post Medieval ceramic rim sherd fragment. The fragment is part of the rim and body of the vessel, with a decorative band of circular impressions. There appears to be one very small patch of clear/translucent green glaze on the edge of one of the impressions. The core of the sherd is unoxidised and dark grey/black in colour. There is only a very thin layer of red oxidisation on the outside of the sherd. The sherd is 66.55mm wide, 51.6mm high and 17.6mm thick. It weighs 59.06g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 20th June 2014
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-B16497
Object type: MARBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One spherical item, probably of fired clay. It is 16.49mm in diameter and weighs 6.25g. It is dark brown in colour, with two sets of three lines around the centre, which resemble the stitching on a cricket ball. The exact function of this object is unknown but it is likely to have served as a marble or other similar item. It is most likely to be relatively modern. Similar records can be found on the database: YORYM-7556E6, NLM-203FA3 and WILT-5F46A2.
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2014
Last updated: Friday 20th June 2014
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: KENT-38AC85
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Flint blade of possible Mesolithic to Neolithic date. Dark to light grey flint, translucent only on the thinnest edges. No visible cortex remaining. Some possible evidence of retouch along one side of dorsal face. Sub-rectangular in plan. Sub-triangular to sub-rectangular in section.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hackington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: KENT-386741
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A bifacially worked flint blade of possible Mesolithic to Neolithic date. Sandy to brown coloured flint, translucent around thinner edges. No visible cortex remaining. Some possible edges of retouch along some edges on both dorsal and ventral faces. Sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in section. The blade measures 30.52mm long, 17.53mm wide and 8.48mm thick. It weighs 3.78g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hackington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: KENT-382311
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Flint blade of possible Mesolithic to Neolithic date. Dark to light grey flint, translucent only on the thinnest edges. No visible cortex remaining. Some possible evidence of retouch along one side of dorsal face. Sub-rectangular in plan and section. It is 32.2mm long, 20.95mm wide and 5.83mm thick. It weighs 4.62g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hackington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: KENT-37F3E4
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Flint blade of possible Mesolithic to Neolithic date. Dark to light grey flint, translucent with the exception of the bulb. No visible cortex remaining. Some small amounts of retouch along two sides of dorsal face. Sub-rectangular in plan and section. The blade is 21.22mm long, 18.02mm wide and 3.95mm thick. It weighs 1.25g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hackington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: KENT-37C2B7
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete flint blade of possible Mesolithic to Neolithic date. Blueish-grey flint, slightly translucent on cutting edges. No cortex remaining on either faces. An old break apparent on distal end with no retouch. The blade is sub-rectangular in plan and cross-section. The blade is 26.35mm long, 22.89mm wide and 6.2mm thick. It weighs 3.74g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hackington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: KENT-378EC5
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Flint blade of possible Mesolithic date. Black to grey flint, translucent throughout. One small patch of cortex remaining on distal end of dorsal face. Sub-rectangular in plan. Cross-section sub-triangular. Presence of cortex suggests this is from a secondary phase of working. 30.49mm long, 20.18mm wide and 4.41mm thick. It weighs 3.09g.
Created on: Wednesday 14th May 2014
Last updated: Monday 4th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hackington', grid reference and parish protected.