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Medieval to post-Medieval cannon ball
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2011-11-30 11:51:34
Title
Medieval to post-Medieval cannon ball
Description
English: A cast iron cannon ball, dating from the late Medieval to post-Medieval periods.

The spherical object measures 63mm (2.4inches) in diameter and weighs 871.8g (1.92lb). The weight and dimensions indicate that this ball was for a Falcon, which was a type of cannon used from the late 15th to 18th centuries.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 1450 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 472528
Old ref: BH-4EDDA5
Filename: Postmed_cannonball_11_179_1.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/358391
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/358391/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/472528
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