File:Post Medieval cannon ball (FindID 441493).jpg

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Post Medieval cannon ball
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, 2011-05-10 16:59:13
Title
Post Medieval cannon ball
Description
English: An iron probable cannon ball of Post Medieval date. The object is a corroded sphere of iron. It weighs 414g which is just over 14 and a half ounces. It has a diameter of 49.5mm which is about 2 inches. Unfortunately this size and weight combination does not correspond with known cannon ball sizes. The closest are ammunition for a Serpentine at 1.5 inch diameter weighing 0.75 lb or a Falconet with a 2 inch diameter weighing 1.5 lb. Corrosion may have altered the size and weight, or it may have been used with a non-standard gun. It is also possible that this is not a cannon ball at all, but a ball from a rolling mill. Light cannon were developed in the late 15th century, but this is likely to date from the English Civil War when Doncaster was captured and recaptured several times.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Doncaster
Date between 1500 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 441493
Old ref: SWYOR-95EAE3
Filename: PAS_1318_cannon_ball.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/326866
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/326866/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/441493
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Object location53° 30′ 32.76″ N, 1° 04′ 57.58″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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