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Eight stone catapult shots used during the siege of Kenilworth Castle, which lasted 172 days in the 13th century, were unearthed in "perfect" condition. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Eight 13th Century catapult shots have been discovered "perfectly preserved" outside the walls of a castle in Warwickshire. English Heritage said the shots would have been fired during the siege of ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a large stone ball thought to have been launched from a powerful medieval catapult during a siege of Edinburgh Castle. The large carved stone looks like a cannon ball but ...

Workers and archaeologists found eight “giant” stones used as catapult ammunition during a medieval siege on a castle in the UK, photos show. Photo from English Heritage Underneath the manicured lawn ...

A toy which reproduced a huge stone throwing machine used in medieval castle attack with a cute miniature is "Siege Toys"is. Since Siege Toys can actually fire balls, it is becoming an irresistible ...

English Heritage said the shots were fired in a siege of Kenilworth Castle in 1266 Eight 13th Century catapult shots have been discovered "perfectly preserved" outside the walls of a castle in ...