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CANNON BALL
Unique ID: BH-4EDDA5
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast iron cannon ball, dating from the late Medieval to post-Medieval periods.
The spherical object measures 63mm (2.4inches) in diameter and weighs 871.8g (1.92lb). The weight and dimensions indicate that this ball was for a Falcon, which was a type of cannon used from the late 15th to 18th centuries.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 871.8 g
Diameter: 63 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 23rd October 2011
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 11/179 - 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: St. Albans (District)
To be known as: St. Michael
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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