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A further iron cannon was found in 25m depth of water to the S of Old Man Stack; this abraded piece measures about 2m in length and is not demonstrably derived from the wreck of the Kennemerland.
The following artifacts are specifically noted:
Coins: the three coins found included a Zeeland rosschilling and a probable stuiver of West Friesland origin.
Pottery: a complete stone-glazed stoneware flagon was found.
Pewter: over 30 pewter bottle tops were noted, many of them bearing the central 'HK' device note previously. One unusually small example bears a 'Star of David' design.
Other objects in this material found include spoons and unidentified forms.
Lead: a weight and a seal were found, the latter bearing an unidentified device.
Iron: numerous objects in this material were represented by their casts. A large hammerhead (with parts of its wooden shaft) was among those identified.
Brass: a seal and ten pins were identified; the former bears the intertwined letters VGK. Armament: a brass spike and part of a bar shot were identified; the latter type has not been previously noted on this wreck.
Wood: many pieces and fragments have been recovered from concretions and stable strata; much is of oak and apparently structural. Other pieces found include staves and hazel hoops from a half-barrel formerly contained within concretion 4.
Rope and organic material: objects found within this class include pieces of fine tape (probably linen), paper, and matting or heavy sacking. A large lump of organic material was found buried in sand and gravel.
Leather: several pieces of boots and shoes (including a silver buckle) were found.
Bone, horn and ivory: knife-handles in bone and horn were found as well as a horn needle- case and tortoiseshell combs.
(For summary plan, see fig. 2).
Summary by RCAHMS (RJCM) Undated
Source: R Price and K Muckelroy 1979.
External Reference (1978)
(Kennemerland: site no. 19). The site was Designated in 1978. Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites 2004.
Specialist Report (1980)
The 119 lead ingots found on the seabed off Stoura Stack are significant both in the context of the wreck and within the wider setting of 17th century lead production. The ingots were found packed in the bottom of a gully or piled on the seabed and were raised beneath empty tar barrels before being individually recorded. These ingots need not represent the totality of the lead carried on the vessel. A large area of metal detector contacts to the NW of the stack may indicate a further deposit, while some lead was possibly removed in early salvage operations.
The ingots consistently weigh just over 140kg, are boat-shaped (presumably for easy slinging) and are in some cases so similar that they were evidently cast in the same mould or at least from the same pattern. They bear varied stamps, and two (nos. 53 and 69) bear more elaborate decoration than the rest. Several display cooling striations along the sides and many