File:Post medieval ammunition; cannon ball (FindID 272032).jpg

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Post medieval ammunition; cannon ball
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Service, Amy Downes, 2009-10-15 15:44:59
Title
Post medieval ammunition; cannon ball
Description
English: A cast iron cannonball, and judging from the size and weight, probably for use in a Falconet dating from c. 1500-1700. A Falconet was a small cannon used both on land and in light naval vessels. A number were used during the English Civil War (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falconet_">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falconet_</a>(cannon) ). It is 54mm in diameter and weighs 594gm.
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 1500 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 272032
Old ref: SWYOR-7359D2
Filename: PAS_679_cannon_ball.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/224649
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/224649/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/272032
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Object location53° 49′ 40.44″ N, 1° 15′ 57.24″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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