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CANNON BALL
Unique ID: LVPL-AAFE95
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Cast iron cannon ball, probably dating to the Post-Medieval period, (1500-1700). The object is spherical and the surface is corroded and pitted.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Diameter: 75 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2010
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Tilstone Fearnall
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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