NHER 15350 (Find Spot record) - Medieval or post medieval cannon
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG23NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MUNDESLEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
October 1979. At low water mark of lowest tides, seventy paces beyond the first breakwater northwest of the new ramp.
Culverin or small cannon; rounded butt with loop and touch holes.
Length about 0.75m, bore about 100mm.
Information from M. Warren, Cromer Museum.
E. Rose (NAU), 10 October 1979.
22 October 1979.
Site corrected on the ground by E. Rose (NAU).
Despite low tide forecast, high winds made it impossible to reach object, which is beyond the ends of the groynes.
According to (S1) there was a gun fort at Mundesley in 1804 – nothing known of the location – could this be connected?
E. Rose (NLA), 18 January 2007.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- CANNON (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Nov 30 2012 10:11AM