2026-09-10T16:17:35+01:00https://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/30/format/qrcodehttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/30/format/jsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/30/format/xmlhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/30/format/geojsonhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/30/format/pdfhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/30/format/rdfhttps://marinefinds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/3030MAS-O10003030CANNON BALLARMOUR AND WEAPONSAMMUNITION501With finder5035/17POST MEDIEVALSpherical ball composed of sandstone or igneous rock such as granite. The shot measures 50 mm in circumference and would date to the post medieval period.
Stone shot was carved by hand using chisels and picks, often being finished once on board a vessel. The use of stone was phased out around the 1630s when iron became a more favourable choice for shot.2017-03-07 10:37:592017-08-15 10:45:03322016-10-2928Probably13636302848PAS57C96ECD001E82PAS59897C8A001BBBPAS57BC1E1600176F22MASMASStone11794Hand madeCompleteFairPOST MEDIEVALPMx41047p0gjgrs6sgxPOST MEDIEVALPMx41047p0gjgrs6sgxCoastal walkingJ RV LA BBCirca2891CannonballKarengwawremailadd.jpgimages/MASSubmitted as wreck to the Receiver of Wreck95173