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Cannon Find, Puffin Island

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NPRN240785
Map ReferenceSH68SW
Grid ReferenceSH6453781411
Unitary (Local) AuthorityMaritime
Old CountyMaritime
CommunityMaritime
Type Of SiteWRECK
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
This find, two heavily concreted cast iron cannon, was reported to the Receiver of Wrecks. Both cannon measure 90cm length, and one is reported to have been recovered and undergoing conservation. The cannon were found in association with a mound of rocks thought to be a ship's ballast.

Sources include:
Receiver of Wreck Droits Database 2007, RCIM6/2/5

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, October 2011.