File:Post Medieval cannon ball (FindID 524328).jpg

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Post Medieval cannon ball
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, 2012-10-11 15:20:07
Title
Post Medieval cannon ball
Description
English: A cast iron cannon ball, spherical in shape, and with hardly any pitting or corrosion. The diameter of 90 mm and weight of about 1.8kg compares well with examples of Civil War ordinance. There are two areas where the surface is white metal rather than iron. These may be to smooth out a poorly cast area, but the reason for their presence is not known with certainty.

The size and weight of the ball suggests that it would fit a 'Minion' cannon which had a 3.5 inch bore and shot a 4 pound ball (Bailey, 2000, 95). These were used from the 16th century to the late 17th century but saw action in the Civil War as an antipersonnel weapon when it was known as a 'Minion Drake'. They were more commonly used on warships.
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
Accession number
FindID: 524328
Old ref: SWYOR-6D55C3
Filename: Doncaster_981_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/399998
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/399998/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/524328
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Object location53° 31′ 03.36″ N, 1° 11′ 16.08″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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