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The Land Forces • Catapult stones from the 13C siege of Kenilworth Castle found

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1vvkxwg11zo
Between 1kg and 105kg, the latter being rather impressive.

A word of warning, at the time of the siege Kenilworth didn't have especially high walls nor impressive buildings, it did have extensive water defences.
Easy to forget looking at it today, especially when photographers will insist on including the ruins that are there now, as in the picture in the article. The nearer tower was built by the Earl of Leicester for Elizabeth I to stay as a guest, the range behind that by John of Gaunt. Both long after the mid 13C.

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