[SunkenCiv]

[1rudeboy]

Now who would shoot a cannonball at a perfectly good castle?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

A stone castle surrounded by a moat in the farthest reaches of Scotland had a “bloody past” in the 13th century. Shocked, I tell you! I never would have imagined that. My history books told me it was all a kumbaya socialist paradise back then until those Pilgrims left for America and ruined everything thereafter.

[wku man]

Isn't that the Castle Arrrggggghhhhhhh...?

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[Flag_This]

"it is thought Mac-Donald was acting on behalf of the Duke of Montrose."

Montrose! "You are the shite, Montrose, and the flies upon it!"

[Fred Nerks]

The Mingary Castle blog is written by Jon Haylett, who lives in the local village of Kilchoan

Mingary Castle Excavation Progress

[Flag_This]

"The musket ball is just under an inch in diameter and has been described as being “extremely heavy” due to having a high lead content."

That's a common problem with bullets everywhere. Thank God it wasn't depleted uranium.

[eartrumpet]

The musket ball is just under an inch in diameter and has been described as being “extremely heavy” due to having a high lead content.

82% lead, 18% carrot cake.

[tumblindice]

We’ve got lead balls
He’s got lead balls
Hoot man—she’s got lead balls

Our balls are always booncing
To the left and to the right
‘ware our lead balls.
The Campbells

[bunkerhill7]

EPA ALERT!!

EPA bans all castle visits

by US tourists due to high concentrations of lead.

[Beowulf9]

I’m kind of confused. I thought the Campbell/MacDonald feud took place at Duntrune Castle, and that was where the ghostly piper was, too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duntrune_Castle

[GeronL]

always cool stuff in history

[1010RD]

It is also slightly flattened on one side which historians believe indicates it came into contact with a solid surface such as the castle wall.

Typical that historians would just jump to a conclusion based solely on opinion.

[ApplegateRanch]

This view looks across it to the wall which separates off the 'well'; the four square holes in the masonry are a bit of a mystery.

Obviously served a ritualistic purpose. *<];-')

[alphadog]

I’ll have to built one of those ...

[Altariel]

For the last time, it wasn’t me!

I wouldn’t leave evidence behind!

[pabianice]

Nice work. Build your castle at the bottom of a valley so it will be easy to destroy by invaders.