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Description: | A cast lead cannon ball of Post-Medieval date, about AD 1500 - 1700. It is 50.3mm (1.97in) in diameter and weighs 652gm (1lb 7oz), suggesting that it was intended for use in a falconet. It was quite crudely cast, the two hemispheres being slightly different sizes, and there are traces of a casting ridge remaining. It has suffered considerable damage from agricultural machinery since deposition in the soil.A number of other falconet balls can be found on the database, most are cast iron but one or two are of cast lead. See for example references IOW-322F47 and SOM-047461.The findspot is only a couple of kilometres from both Sandal Castle and the now vanished Wakefield Castle. Though falconet cannon were first developed during the late 15th century, it is unlikely that the cannon ball dates from 1460 and the Battle of Wakefield, but Sandal was besieged at least three times by Parliamentarian troops in 1645 during the Civil Wars, when falconets were often used.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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