Newcastle, Thornton Street, four iron cannon balls

HER Number:
6636

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Thornton Street, four iron cannon balls

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Armour and Weapons

Site Type: Broad:
Weapon

Site Type: Specific:
Cannon Ball

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C16-C17

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
Four iron cannon balls found whilst excavating for foundations of new premises on Thornton Street in 1883. one was 10 inches in diameter, the others 8 7/8 inches, 6 inches and 6 inches. Near the spot they found a shilling of the Elizabethan period and a well, paved road and timber water pipes 10 feet in length. The cannon balls were donated to the Society of Antiquaries by the Co-op Wholesale Soc. Ltd.

Easting:
244

Northing:
640

Grid Reference:
NZ244640

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 2, V (1892), p 10