Record ID: LVPL-7BC34B
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sefton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron ball, possibly a piece of canister shot from a post medieval gunpowder weapon. The object is roughly spherical with an uneven surface, mostly coated in reddish orange iron oxide rust. A small battle was fought in the area of Melling during the English Civil War, suggesting a date of AD 1642-1651.
Created on: Monday 18th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melling', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-AEDC9A
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy ball, probably a small cannonball dating from 1750-1850. The ball is sub-spherical and the surface is damaged with numerous score marks and pitting. This does not match any of the standard sizes known for late eighteenth or early 19th century cannonballs, the closest match being for a Serpentine, which fired balls of 1.5 inches in diameter. It is also unusual in being of copper alloy, but this has very little metal-on-metal friction, which made it invaluable for use in cannon where iron cannonballs would otherwise stick in the barrel. It could be a cannon ball bu…
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-5B67DD
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable iron cannon ball of post-medieval (possibly English Civil War) date (1600-1700AD). The cannonball is sub-spherical with a diameter of c. 3.39 inches or 86.3mm. It weighs 2.430 kilograms (5.5lbs).. There is a circular protrusion on one side (or base) measuring roughly 18.25mm diameter. The ball is of a dark-brown colour.. The cannon ball is in fairly good condition; however, there are a number of areas which exhibit pitting and dents
Created on: Thursday 16th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2018
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Record ID: NMS-666A8D
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron cannonball of probable post medieval date (c. AD 1575 - 1700). Heavily corroded with a flaking surface. H. L. Blackmore (1976, 392ff.) suggests that cannon balls of this form may have been fired from a post-medieval 'falconet' cannon. As this type endured from the later 16th century through the following century, with slight fluctuations in its diameter and weight of shot. Weight: 528g, diameter: 51.5mm.
Created on: Wednesday 29th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 29th August 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-26EDBF
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable iron cannon ball of post-medieval date, (circa 1550-1700AD) The cannonball is sub-spherical with a diameter ranging from 97.93mm to 81.47mm. It weighs 1.80 kilograms . The ball is of a dark-brown or rust red colour.with blackening to one side and lighter greyish areas. The cannon ball is in used condition with multiple pitting and dents. This cannon ball may date to the Dutch raid on the Medway Ports (1667AD), having been recovered lying on the mud at low tide close off Upnor Castle.
Created on: Wednesday 19th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 24th October 2018
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Record ID: WREX-DC1313
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone sub-spherical cannon ball made from a sedimentary stone. The object has a section missing. The size and weight would suggest a demi culverin of the Civil war period c. 1640-1700. Such dressed stone is commonly referred to as gunstone prior to the 17th century and were fired from smoothbore cannons. Diameter: 113mm; weight: 1431.9g (3.157Ib)
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd October 2018
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Record ID: BERK-1C993D
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post Medieval iron cannon ball possibly dating to c.1500-1700 AD. Possibly relating to the English Civil War. The canon ball is spherical in shape and dark brown in colour. It is 42.4mm in diameter and weighs 300g. Similar cannon balls can be seen on the database, see records SWYOR-9C2E89, DENO-06026B, and IOW-DE96D9.
Created on: Wednesday 30th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
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Record ID: DENO-E7C59A
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron post-medieval cannon ball (c. 1500-1850). The ball measures 86.3mm in diameter and weighs 2019.9g. The size and weight of the cannon ball indicates that it may have been made for firing from a Saker or Minion type of cannon, used in Britain during the 16th and 17th centuries. The cannonball is very corroded.
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2019
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Record ID: SOM-785940
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval spherical iron cannon ball. The ball weighs 229.11g and measures 57.2mm in diameter. It may have lost a sections of the surface due to corrosion. Blackmore (1976, 392ff.) suggests balls of this size were fired from a 2.5 inch (63.5mm) bore cannon, the Falcon or falconet, which fired a ball weighing approximately 2lbs (907.2g). As this type endured from the later 16th century through the following century including the Civil War, with slight fluctuations in its diameter and weight of shot, a relatively wide date range is offered, c. AD 1575-1700.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peasedown St. John', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GAT-A3E0C1
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast iron cannon ball. The cannon ball is spherical in shape and has a dark reddish brown patina. The cannon ball may have been fired from a minion or falcon cannon. The minion cannon had a small bore of around 3.5 inches, while the falcon had a 2.5 inch bore (Bailey 2000, 94). Both cannons, in use from the 15th century, were also used during the English civil war. Given several skirmishes are recorded on Anglesey during the civil war, it is possible the cannon ball dates from this period. The PAS database holds two similar records from the Isle of Anglesey, GAT…
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bryngwran', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F0EFAF
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval iron cannon ball, dating to c. AD 1600 - 1800. The cannon ball is spherical in shape and has a slightly encrusted red-brown patina. It is 53.76mm in diameter and weighs 579g. See LANCUM-B8743B for an example of similar size and weight, which is recorded as possibly being from a Minion cannon in use from the mid-16th century through to the end of the 17th, possibly dating to the English Civil War.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 24th April 2019
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Record ID: NARC-9E5E75
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete possible stone Cannon Ball of Late Medieval to Post Medieval date (1640-1760). The object is sub-spherical and made from what appears to be igneous rock, perhaps granite. At 3 inches diameter, this ball has a suitable bore for a Saker or Minion cannon used in the Civil War between 1642 and 1651. Diameter: 76.59mm
Created on: Monday 1st July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd July 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-8CD386
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval small iron cannon shot, probably dating from AD 1600 - 1800. It is sub-spherical and has bumps of corrosion on the surface. The ball is 37.4mm in diameter and weighs 183.94g. The size and weight suggest that this could be for use in a Rabinet cannon which had a bore of approximately 38mm. There is no evidence of impact. Compare SOM-A0A8A2 which cites Blackmore (1990) Arms and Armour of the English Civil Wars, Royal Armouries, p. 83. Light cannon were developed in the late 15th century, but this is likely to date from the English Civil War if it is a cannon ball. …
Created on: Monday 23rd September 2019
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-00805D
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete probable lead cannon ball dating from the Post Medieval period, about AD 1560-1800. The object has no obvious casting seam or sprue, and is abraded, with several recesses and incision marks. It has a patchy white patina, and a diameter of 30.5mm and weighs 143.07g. The diameter would be approximately correct for the smallest bore cannon ordnance, a rabinet. Compare the similarly sized examples SWYOR-503D18 and SWYOR-7E0827. All three objects were found within a relatively similar area within North Yorkshire.
Created on: Monday 4th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 14th January 2020
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Record ID: DUR-F32AC4
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A spherical, iron cannon ball of post-medieval date, c. AD 1575-1700 in good condition. The ball is slightly flattened and the surface is pitted and brown in colour. The diameter of 49.48mm indicates the ball was possibly used in a Falconet. Falconets were used throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. The falconet was popular, due to its lighter weight as the smallest of the cannons, and endured from the later 16th century through the following century, with slight fluctuations in its diameter and weight of shot. There are numerous examples on this database including NMS-666A8D.
Created on: Wednesday 15th January 2020
Last updated: Monday 19th October 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-1A63F8
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Redcar and Cleveland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron cannon ball of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1580 - 1706. The cannon ball is spherical with an irregular corroded exterior surface. Due to corrosion it may be smaller than originally made. However, its present diameter and weight may indicate that it was used in a saker, minion or falcon, c. AD 1580 - 1706 Diameter: 68mm (2.67 inches). Weight: 1176g (2.59lbs).
Created on: Friday 17th January 2020
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2020
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Record ID: WMID-12592D
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy cannonball of probable Post medieval dating (AD 1500 to AD 1800). The cannon ball is sub spherical in shape, with a casting seam around the centre. There are multiple short grooves across the surface, these have probably been created whilst in the ploughsoil. The top of the probable cannonball has some casting voids. It has a diameter of 83.6 mm and weighs 2,355 g. The cannonball is a mid to dark grey colour.
Created on: Monday 10th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-51CC3A
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible lead cannon ball of Post Medieval date (c. AD 1500-1700). The object is a misshapen sphere with one face appearing more uniform round and plain and the other surface more misshapen. One surface of the ball is marked by a rectangular iron projection suggesting that the object has an iron core. The object has a light grey patina and the iron projection is a brownish-red colour. The object is 55.6mm in diameter and weighs 712g. The weight of this object (approximately 1.5lb) suggests it may have been fired from a Falconet cannon. Other similar crudely cast lead can…
Created on: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 26th February 2020
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Record ID: SUR-5A4EAE
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast iron sphere, probably a small post-Medieval cannon ball (c. 1500-1850). The ball measures c60mm in diameter and weighs 701.5g. The surface of the object is heavily corroded.
Created on: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CD7C82
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete probable lead cannon ball dating from the Post Medieval period, about AD 1560-1800. The object has no obvious casting seam or sprue, and is abraded, with several recesses and incision marks. It has a patchy dark patina, and a diameter of 100mm and weighs 134g. The diameter would be approximately correct for the smallest bore cannon ordnance, a rabinet. Compare the similarly sized examples SWYOR-503D18 and SWYOR-7E0827. All three objects were found within a relatively similar area within North Yorkshire.
Created on: Tuesday 7th April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 8th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walton', grid reference and parish protected.