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Actions	trebuchet shot Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberP11303 Titletrebuchet shot Descriptiontrebuchet shot, made from red sandstone. A trebuchet is a type of catapult that was used as a siege engine in the Middle Ages. It is sometimes called a counterweight trebuchet or counterpoise trebuchet, to distinguish it from an earlier weapon called the traction trebuchet, which employed pulling men working the mechanism.. Found at Dundarg Castle. Production periodmedieval Object nameshot, trebuchet Materialsandstone Dimensions diameter: 30.0 cm

Object numberP11303

Titletrebuchet shot

Descriptiontrebuchet shot, made from red sandstone. A trebuchet is a type of catapult that was used as a siege engine in the Middle Ages. It is sometimes called a counterweight trebuchet or counterpoise trebuchet, to distinguish it from an earlier weapon called the traction trebuchet, which employed pulling men working the mechanism.. Found at Dundarg Castle.

Production periodmedieval

Object nameshot, trebuchet

Materialsandstone

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