NCL-5F0B55: NCL-5F0B55: Post-Medieval cannon ball

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CANNON BALL

Unique ID: NCL-5F0B55

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A handworked cannonball of Post-Medieval date made from granite. The ball is sub-spherical and slightly oblate in form, with an uneven surface reflecting the difficulty of working in granite.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 318 g
Diameter: 63.44 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2006 - Wednesday 31st December 2008

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: North East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
District: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Warkworth (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: NU2405
Four figure Latitude: 55.33846189
Four figure longitude: -1.62318227
1:25K map: NU2405
1:10K map: NU20NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Disturbed

References cited

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Recording Institution: NCL
Created: 10 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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