Record ID: BH-E474B0
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead-alloy cannonball in the form of a solid-cast sphere. The piece is roughly cast and the surface exhibits numerous marks, including linear grooves and shorter, shallow depressions, most of which are likely to be post-depositional damage. Diameter: 47.1mm. Weight: 640g. This object is significant in that its findspot is close to the suggested site of the Second Battle of St. Albans, which was a conflict in the Wars of the Roses and was fought on 17th February, 1461. Similar projectiles, BH-04C327 and BH-3C0750, were found in the vicinty of Barnet and have been linked to …
Created on: Wednesday 15th April 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Albans', grid reference and parish protected.