Newcastle town wall, Morden Tower, cannon ball

HER Number:
6634

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle town wall, Morden Tower, 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:
An iron cannon ball 17.75 inches in diameter. Found in 1707 during repairs of Morden Tower. Donated to the Society of Antiquaries by Plumbers, Glaziers and Pewterers Company of Newcastle. Mackenzie describes it as a "gilded ball…probably shot from the cannon of the Scottish army during the great seige of the town in 1644 and having lodged in the wall". The ball no longer bears any sign of gilding.

Easting:
2439

Northing:
6428

Grid Reference:
NZ24396428

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, Series 2, VI (1895), p 99