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CANNON BALL
Unique ID: DENO-869AB4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1500
Date to: AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 121.6 g
Diameter: 31.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 25th July 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E6556
Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: High Peak (District)
To be known as: Chinley Buxworth and Brownside
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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