The history of St Michael & All Angels in Downholme is woven through the centuries.
The church at Stanwick sits very close to the original centre of the Iron Age fort. It's churchyard seems to respect a more ancient ritual use and it's siting in conjunction with not only Mary Wild Beck but also the Sacred Spring in at the front of this church and it's 10th century origins indicate this site was a focal point for ritual activity right back to the Iron Age and before.
A Probable Neolithic flint piece of debitage possbily intended to be a blade.The fragment is made from a tertiary flake of semi-glossy light grey flint with slightly darker grey patches. It is sub-triangular in plan [...]
A very worn and chipped Roman copper alloy radiate of uncertain emperor dating to the period AD 260-275 (Reece period 13). Unclear reverse type depicting figure standing left. Unclear mint. [...]
A heavily worn Medieval silver 'short cross' cut farthing of an uncertain monarch, Henry II to Henry III dating to the period c.1180-1247. Not further defined.Length: 9.6mm; width: 9.4mm; thickness: 0.5mm; weight: 0.4g. [...]
Silver medieval penny of an uncertain ruler, probably Henry V to Henry VI (1413 - 1461) minted at York. The coin is in poor condition, is 16mm in diameter and weighs 1.00g. [...]
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Tetricus I/II dating to circa AD 271-274 (Reece Period 13). PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing left holding branch and vertical sceptre. Gallic Mint I. [...]
A Roman copper-alloy nummus of Magnentius or Decentius dating to AD 250-253 (Reece Period 18). VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE reverse type depicting two Victories holding wreath inscribed [VOT/V/MVLT/X]. Mint of Trier. [...]
A Roman silver denarius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) dating to AD 154-155 (Reece Period 7). COS [IIII] reverse type depicting Fortuna, draped, standing right, holding rudder, vertical on globe, in right hand and cornucopiae, with tip [...]
A Roman copper-alloy barbarous radiate copying a coin of Victorinus (AD 268-270) dating to circa AD 275-285 (Reece Period 14). Copying PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing left holding branch and transverse sceptre. Unclear [...]
A Roman copper-alloy radiate of Carausius (AD 286-293) dating to circa AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14). PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing holding branch and vertical sceptre. Unclear mint. [...]
A Roman copper alloy radiate of Tetricus II (AD 272-274) dating to circa AD 272-274 (Reece Period 1). [SPES AVG] reverse type depicting Spes walking left holding branch and raising hem of robe. Unclear mint. [...]
A free-standing pierced stone weight of uncertain age, but probably dating to the Post Medieval period.The object is sub-square in plan and rectangular in cross section. Its sides appear to have been sanded to give [...]
A Roman copper-alloy barbarous radiate copying a coin of Divus Claudius II (AD 270-271) dating to circa AD 275-285 (Reece Period 14). Copying CONSECRATIO reverse type depicting altar with crescent. Unclear prototype mint. [...]
A free-standing cast lead conical 12.43g weight of uncertain age, but probably dating to the Post Medieval period.It has a sub-circular base with concave tapering sides up to a slightly flattened apex. A circular hole runs through [...]
A free-standing cast lead conical 20.79g weight of uncertain age, but probably dating to the Post Medieval period.It has a sub-circular base with tapering sides up to a slightly flattened apex. A circular hole runs through the [...]
A clipped Post Medieval silver halfgroat of James I (AD 1603-1625). First coinage, dating to AD 1603-1604. Mint of London. North (1991: 144) No. 2076, thistle mintmark. [...]
A very worn Post Medieval silver three pence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) second coinage dating to AD 1561-1582. Mint of London. Unclear initial mark. North (1991: 135) no. 1998. [...]
