Record ID: LANCUM-C71B6E
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Thirty five complete lead musket balls or shot dating to the Post Medieval period (c. AD 1600-1700), found in close proximity to each other. Twenty five were found in one area, with a further ten 10m away in an adjacent field. They look freshly cast with indentations were the sprue may have been removed as opposed to a 'proud' sprue mark. Most of spherical and complete, but two are distorted, and this is probably as a result of miscasting, versus use. All the musket balls are a mid to light grey colour, with an even surface patina. There are also two p…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brookfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0278F8
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shot or ball. The ball has been fired and impacted something soft, probably wet ground. It also exhibits faceting, typical of gas jetting, formed in the barrel when the firearm was discharged. The size of shot is typical of military firearms of the 1600s and 1700s. Dates to between c1600 and c1800 AD. Diameter approximately 22mm and weight 42.25g.
Created on: Saturday 12th November 2022
Last updated: Saturday 12th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Whalley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-020BA6
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shot or ball. Probably unused or spent. It has been damaged post deposition. The size of shot is typical of military firearms of the 1600s and 1700s. Dates to between c1600 and c1800 AD. Diameter approximately 20mm and weight 40.00g.
Created on: Saturday 12th November 2022
Last updated: Saturday 12th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Whalley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-947964
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shot assemblage of 11 balls. All the shot has been flattened as a result of direct impact with a hard surface, probably stone. There are lines on four of the bits of shot that may be remnant casting seams, or impressions of the objects they struck. Probably dating to between c1600 and c1900 AD. Diameters 15mm to 19mm, weights 2.4g to 3.4g, and total assemblage weight 33.49g.
Created on: Friday 14th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 20th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-944AD6
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shot or ball. Probably distorted during discharge from the weapon or by being miscast. There is an area of what looks like gas 'scalloping', but this is probably a product of manufacture rather than a result of impact. Probably dating to between c1600 and c1900 AD. Length 10mm, width 9mm, thickness 8mm, and weight 4.23g.
Created on: Friday 14th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 20th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9435DE
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shot or ball. Probably made cylindrical by discharge from the weapon but the energy spent before reaching the ground. There is slight gas 'scalloping' on the sides. Length 10mm, diameter 7mm, and weight 4.09g. Probably dating to between c1600 and c1900 AD.
Created on: Friday 14th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 20th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-941BED
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shot or ball. Probably unused or spent. It has been modified by chewing. Though the chewing could remove mass from the ball, it was still done as the chewing caused greater damage to it's intended target. Modern bullets with hollow points are manufactured for a similar reason. Diameter approximately 10mm and weight 5.33g. Probably dating to between c1600 and c1900 AD.
Created on: Friday 14th October 2022
Last updated: Thursday 20th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-941073
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shot or ball. Probably unused or spent. It has been modified by chewing. Though, as in this case, the chewing could remove mass from the ball, it was still done as the chewing caused greater damage to it's intended target. Modern bullets with hollow points are manufactured for a similar reason. Probably dating to between c1600 and c1900 AD. Diameter approximately 13mm and weight 10.93g.
Created on: Friday 14th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-93BB48
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shot assemblage of 21 balls. Mostly unused or spent. Some miscast and some demonstrating probable light impact damage. Found in conjunction with LANCUM-936FA4, LANCUM-93AEC9, and others, suggesting that the area was probably a popular site for either attempting to shoot wildfowl, or for casting the shot. A good number of lead and lead alloy weights were found in the area too. Very few of the lead and lead alloy objects found in the vicinity showed much in the way of abrasion and many retained casting nipples and seams. Probably dating to between …
Created on: Friday 14th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-93AEC9
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shot assemblage of 21 balls. Mostly unused or spent. Some miscast and some demonstrating probable light impact damage. Found in conjunction with LANCUM-936FA4, LANCUM-93BB48, and others, suggesting that the area was probably a popular site for either attempting to shoot wildfowl, or for casting the shot. A good number of lead and lead alloy weights were found in the area too. Very few of the lead and lead alloy objects found in the vicinity showed much in the way of abrasion and many retained casting nipples and seams. Probably dating to between c1600…
Created on: Friday 14th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-936FA4
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shot assemblage of 41 balls. Mostly unused or spent. Some miscast and some demonstrating probable light impact damage. Found in conjunction with LANCUM-93AEC9, LANCUM-93BB48, and others, suggesting that the area was probably a popular site for either attempting to shoot wildfowl, or for casting the shot. A good number of lead and lead alloy weights were found in the area too. Very few of the lead and lead alloy objects found in the vicinity showed much in the way of abrasion and many retained casting nipples and seams. Probably dating to between …
Created on: Friday 14th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Clitheroe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0649F1
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shot or ball. Probably unused or spent. The size of shot is typical of military firearms of the 1600s and 1700s. Dates to between c1600 and c1800 AD. Diameter 19.5mm and weight 36.44g.
Created on: Monday 20th June 2022
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B18ED5
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead shot. Two balls are spherical, the other is mishapen. The unfired one has a visible mould line and sprue scar. The fired ball has gas erosion scars and two flattened impact scars. There are what appears to be tooth marks on the mishapen ball. They date to between c1600 and c1800 AD. The balls' weights suggest they were for use with a carbine or a civil firearm like a small bore fowling gun. They are too light and small to be musket balls. The unfired ball's diameter is 15mm and the weight is 17.23g. The fired ball's diameter is 15mm and the weight is 19.55g. The …
Created on: Thursday 31st October 2019
Last updated: Friday 6th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Keswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D94B55
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead musket ball of post-medieval date (c. 1600 - 1800 AD). The musket ball is broadly spherical in from with some flattened areas. The object has a white patina. It is 12.16mm in diameter and weighs 8.79g.
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-D93F31
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead musket ball of post-medieval date (c. 1600 - 1800 AD). The musket ball is broadly globular in form, although there are two circular flat areas that give it a triangular section when viewed from the side. The object has a white patina. It is 14.56mm in diameter and weighs 13.87g.
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-D91194
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead shot for a firearm of post-medieval date (c. 1600 - 1800 AD). The object is globular in form with a casting seam around the diameter and a prominent casting spur. The object is dark grey in colour with a slight white patina. It is 12.61mm in diameter, 13.78mm in length and weighs 11.42g.
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-D36BB8
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead musket ball, of post-Medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1800. The remains of a circular casting sprue can be seen and, on the opposite hemisphere to the sprue is a circumferential groove, possibly a casting flaw. It is 12.3mm in diameter and weighs 8.69gm, suggesting that it was intended for use in a pistol (Harding D F, 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War). It could also be one sphere from a dumbell shot. The diameter is 12mm and the weight 7.42g.
Created on: Monday 3rd September 2018
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-D366B0
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead musket ball dating to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD 1600-1800). The object is plain and has the remains of an oval casting sprue extending from one hemisphere. The diameter is 17mm and the weight 8.39g.The diameter is 17mm and the weight 8.39g.
Created on: Monday 3rd September 2018
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-62DB81
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead ball, possibly shot, dating to the post-medieval period (c. 1600 - 1800 AD). The object is largely spherical but is slightly misshapen. A rectangular flap at one end has separated slightly from the body of the object, possibly as a result of impact. A thin lead strip runs around the circumference of the ball. Two further thin lead strips cross the two halves of the object. The object has a cream-coloured patina. It is 18.34mm in diameter and weighs 32g. While this object is a similar size and weight to musket shot, no parallels have been found to the crossed lead strips on thi…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th July 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-37510C
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cache of twenty lead alloy musket balls and one lead alloy fragment of post-Medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1800. The diameter ranges between 15mm to 13mm and the combined weight is 206.29g suggesting that they were intended for use in a pistol (Harding D F, 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War). The remains of the casting seams and two casting sprues are visible. The fragment is probably a scrap fragment intended to cast into a pistol ball.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Monday 20th March 2023
Spatial data recorded.