NHER 69601 (Find Spot record) - Post-medieval cannon fragments and ship's log rotator (North Sea, poorly located)

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Summary

Between 2019 and 2022 a number of objects were recovered from mixed loads of dredged aggregate that included material from East Coast Dredging Region Licence Area 512. These poorly located finds include three post-medieval cannon fragments (all potentially from the same gun) and a post-medieval ship's log rotator.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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Civil Parish NORTH SEA, -, NORFOLK

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This record details poorly-located objects recovered as a result of off-shore dredging that were potentially derived from East Coast Dredging Region Licence Area 512. These discoveries were reported to English Heritage/Historic England through the Marine Aggregate Industry Protocol for Reporting Finds of Archaeological Interest. See (S1) and (S2) for further information on the Protocol and NHER 63800 for details of objects definitely recovered within Licence Area 512.

2019-2020 (exact date unknown). Off-shore Dredging.
Found at Angerstein Wharf, amongst material from this location and Licence Area 460 (East English Channel Region):
1 post-medieval brass ship's log rotator.
See reporting protocol annual report (S3) for further details. Discovery Report awaited.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 November 2025.

2021-2022 (exact date unknown). Off-shore Dredging.
Found at Clubbs' Denton Wharf, amongst material from this location and Licence Area 407 (South Coast Region):
3 post-medieval cannon fragments, all potentially parts of the same gun. Identified as an English small cannon known as a swivel gun.
See reporting protocol annual report (S4) for further details. Discovery Reports awaited. These cannon fragments were featured in the Autumn 2022 issue of the protocol's newsletter (S5).
P. Watkins (HES), 17 November 2025.

  • <S1> Unpublished Document: BMAPA and English Heritage. 2003. Marine Aggregate Dredging and the Historic Environment. Assessing, evaluating, mitigating and monitoring the archaeological effects of marine aggregate dredging.
  • <S2> Unpublished Document: BMAPA and English Heritage. 2005. Protocol for reporting finds of archaeological interest.
  • <S3> Unpublished Report: Wessex Archaeology. 2020. British Marine Aggregate Producers Association, English Heritage and The Crown Estate: Marine Industry Protocol for the Reporting of Finds of Archaeological Interest. Annual Report to BMAPA 2019-2020.
  • <S4> Unpublished Report: Wessex Archaeology. 2023. British Marine Aggregate Producers Association, English Heritage and The Crown Estate: Marine Industry Protocol for the Reporting of Finds of Archaeological Interest. Annual Report to BMAPA 2021-2022.
  • <S5> Serial: Wessex Archaeology. 2022. Dredged Up - Archaeology Finds Reporting Service Newsletter. Issue 30 Spring 2022. p 6.
  • CANNON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CANNON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • SHIPS LOG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Nov 18 2025 2:59AM

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