Newcastle, Close Gate, cannon ball

HER Number:
6547

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Close Gate, cannon ball

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Armour and Weapons

Site Type: Broad:
Weapon

Site Type: Specific:
Cannon Ball

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C17

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
A cast iron cannon ball was retrieved from the outer face of the town wall 40 feetnorth of the site of Close Gate in 1983. It weighed 13 lbs, and was 15.75 inches in circumference. It would fit a bore of 5 inches.

Easting:
2487

Northing:
6362

Grid Reference:
NZ24876362

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeologia Aeliana, Series 5, XIII (1985), p 216