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SHOT
Unique ID: SWYOR-7E0827
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A possible Post Medieval lead alloy cannon ball for a small cannon such as a Rabinet with a 1 inch bore. The shot is sub-spherical with many flat facets and a white patina. It is 28mm in diameter, so may have been intended for a 1 inch bore. It weighs 4 1/2 oz or about 130g which is lighter than the standard weight for a rabinet shot. If not ammunition, the object could be waste lead or a weight of some description.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 130 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2012 - Sunday 30th September 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 2019
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
Parish or ward: Ryther cum Ossendyke (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE5539
Four figure Latitude: 53.84434
Four figure longitude: -1.165554
1:25K map: SE5539
1:10K map: SE53NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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