14th century cannon ball, Mistley Heath (EHER 7449)

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Summary

A stone ball of pecked quartzite. This was possibly an early cannon ball and if so it dates from before the late 14th century.

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Grid reference	TM 1310 3000 (point)
Civil Parish	BRADFIELD, TENDRING, ESSEX

Type and Period

FINDSPOT (Mid 14th century to Late 14th century - 1333 AD to 1400 AD)

Description

Stone ball of pecked quartzite. This was possibly an early cannon ball, if so pre-late 14th century (see also examples in the Tower Armouries). <1>

Finds

CANNON BALL (Mid 14th century to Late 14th century - 1333 AD to 1400 AD)

Sources

<1> SEX24103 MENTION: Barford, P.. unknown. Unrecorded Discoveries in North-East Essex 1955-1976. Forthcoming, typescript in SMR.

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Old SMR Number: TM13-061

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