Rights Holder: York Museums Trust
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Unique ID: YORYM-A088E7
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete cast iron cannonball of post-medieval date. The cannonball is spherical with a fairly deep ovate dent in the surface. It is 87.1mm in diameter and weighs 2335g (roughly 5 pounds).
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 5 pound ball. 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'.
Class: Small long
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2335 g
Diameter: 87.1 mm
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Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: SE6652
Four figure Latitude: 53.959885
Four figure longitude: -0.995597
1:25K map: SE6652
1:10K map: SE65SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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