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CANNON BALL
Unique ID: DENO-F72452
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast iron ball of post medieval date (AD c.1450-c.1700). The surface is corroded and has concretions, but appears to have been well finished, with no obvious seam or sprue. The weight is 692 g, approximately 1.5 pounds, it has a diameter of 55 mm, which suggests it was fired from a Falcon or Falconet ('Identifying Cannon Balls and Musket Shot' - article by Nick Tucker in Treasure Hunting Magazine, February 1992, p 42).
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 1450
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 692 g
Diameter: 12.25 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 18th May 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8302
Materials and construction
Primary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Derbyshire (County)
District: Derbyshire Dales (District)
Parish or ward: Grindleford (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK2376
Four figure Latitude: 53.2804821
Four figure longitude: -1.65651101
1:25K map: SK2376
1:10K map: SK27NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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