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Photographer: Brandon Fletcher
Taken: May 31, 2013
Caption: Trebuchet Balls
Additional Description: Bothwell Castle has a long history of battles and sieges. These trebuchet balls on display were found in the castle as evidence of its violent past.

Made from sandstone, they were used as ammunition for siege engines called trebuchets (from trebucher meaning 'to throw over' in medieval French). During an assault, trebuchets were used to destroy the castle walls by catapulting the balls at them.
Submitted: September 1, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p326435
File Size: 4.037 Megabytes

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