Catapult or Balista stone.
MS 28/489/6
Description Catapult or Balista stone.
Date 1891 to 1893
Collection Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number MS 28/489/6
Category Prints and Drawings
Scope and Content Pencil drawing of catapult/balista stone, 1/3 real size,side view. Annotaed in ink. "Catapult or Balista stone from Burghead. A pile of 8 or 9 of these stones was found in 1862. 4 are in existence (one was drawn), two in Keith Museum and one at Burghead. They are all, I am told, the same shape with flat bottoms. They were piled like Cannon balls ready for use. Weight of stone 7 lbs exactly." Signed: 'H W Young'
Scale 1:3
Accession Number 1975/12
External Reference SAS 489
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