The medieval catapult shots with Kenilworth Castle in the background. The projectiles originate from a siege of the castle in 1266 that lasted for 172 days.

Catapult shots launched during what is believed to have been the longest siege in medieval English history have been unearthed at Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire.. The eight well-preserved ...

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 ...

The projectiles were hurled towards and from Kenilworth Castle during a six-month siege in 1266. ... Archeologists uncover 800-year-old stone catapult shots used in English Civil War.

But behind the castle’s 14-foot-thick walls, the rebels had siege engines of their own. The catapult shots recently found on the castle’s grounds came from both sides of the conflict.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The catapult shots were used during the 1266 siege of the castle when England was in the midst of a civil conflict known as the Second Barons' War.

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 ...

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 ...