File:Cannon ball of post-medieval (probably English Civil War) date (1600-1700AD). (FindID 103089).jpg

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Cannon ball of post-medieval (probably English Civil War) date (1600-1700AD).
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Peter Reavill, 2005-08-02 15:48:16
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Cannon ball of post-medieval (probably English Civil War) date (1600-1700AD).
Description
English: Cannon ball of post-medieval (probably English Civil War) date (1600-1700AD). The cannonball is sub-spherical with a diameter of 106mm (4.18 inches [4 inches 3/16]). It weighs 5.2 kilograms (11.5lbs). It is made of iron which has been presumably cast. There is a small linear ridge running around part of the ball, which might be the remains of the casting flange.

The ball is of a mid-brown orange colour with areas of flaking and active corrosion. The cannon ball is in fairly good condition; however, there are a number of areas which exhibit pitting, denting, and grazes. This might suggest either use or, more likely, damage in the soil. The size of the ball suggests that it was possibly for a 5 inch bore cannon called a Basilisk which fired a ball weighing approximately 15lb (Bailey, G. 2000: Finds Identified, Greenlight Publishing: pages 94-95).

Comment 22/11/2012 - Peter Reavill

The basilisk is a rare cannon and it is most likely instead to be from a Culverin or demi culverin. The Culverin had a bore of 5.5 inches and shot balls which weighed 15-18lbs. Culverin's were stationed at Shrewsbury under the command of Prince Rupert and were sent to the seiges of Brampton Bryan, Hopton Castle. For a similar ball see:

HESH-CEFFA3

<a href="http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/531169">http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/531169</a>
Depicted place (County of findspot) Shropshire
Date between 1600 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 103089
Old ref: HESH-F5B587
Filename: HESH-F5B587.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/71148
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/71148/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/103089
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Object location52° 40′ 12″ N, 2° 45′ 40.72″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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