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[Pete Waterman]

Originally posted by samsamsamsam+14 February 2004 - 18:55--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (samsamsamsam @ 14 February 2004 - 18:55)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Pete Waterman@14 February 2004 - 17:53
sorry hobbes it is a rail upon closer inspection. i was thinking of another picture anyway here is robert the bruce being crowned.

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they didn&#39;t have cameras then [/b][/quote]
is the fact they are made out of stone not worry you?

[internet.news]

Originally posted by Pete Waterman+14 February 2004 - 17:59--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Pete Waterman @ 14 February 2004 - 17:59)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by samsamsamsam@14 February 2004 - 18:55
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@14 February 2004 - 17:53
sorry hobbes it is a rail upon closer inspection. i was thinking of another picture anyway here is robert the bruce being crowned.

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they didn&#39;t have cameras then

is the fact they are made out of stone not worry you? [/b][/quote]
ah..............so they are fossels then of the actual event &#33;


I take it all back - good pic Spidey

[DynastyIain]

Originally posted by hobbes+14 February 2004 - 18:48--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (hobbes &#064; 14 February 2004 - 18:48)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-Pete Waterman@14 February 2004 - 19:41
no offence taken quite the opposite, constructive critisism is always welcome. the handrail you speak of is infact a cannon.

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A cannon? How do you get a cannonball in that thing?[/b][/quote]
He might be thinking of Mons Meg now heres an impressive piece of Scottish engineering....
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in 1513, James IV invaded England in the campaign which led to the disaster of Flodden. Armed with the cannon known as &#39;Mon’s Meg&#39; (now on permanent display at Edinburgh Castle), Norham was soon in ruins. Mon&#39;s Meg was just too much for Norham, or any other castle, to withstand.

The advent of heavy artillery such as Mon’s Meg saw a radical change in the use of castles across England, Wales and Scotland. It became evident that the once mighty structures were finally succumbed. Cannon like these were able to smash through walls and roofs with huge cannonballs never seen before. Mon’s Meg weighed in at over 6 tonnes and was able to launch cannonballs weighing up to 330 lbs (150kg).

[4th gen]

Mon&#39;s Meg fires cannonballs for around 2 miles, so I&#39;ve heard

[DynastyIain]

Yes it must have given those invaders quite the headache when those 330lb rocks hit them.

I used to live in Edinburgh years ago, and the castle and Mons Meg were very impressive to see.

[Pete Waterman]

yeah i saw mons meg, it was impressive.