Archaeologist Samuel Kinirons with the find
The Grassmarket is a street in Edinburgh’s Old Town that runs along the side of the castle and parallel to the start of the Royal Mile. It is thought the ball was launched from a large wooden catapult (trebuchet), either from or towards the ramparts of Edinburgh castle in the period of the siege of Edinburgh in 1296, an event that saw Edward I of England capture the castle and hold it under English rule for eighteen years, plundering treasure from across Scotland, including the Stone of Destiny, in the process.
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'The Stewart Queens of Scotland: Margaret of Denmark. New research on the life of Margaret, who reigned alongside James III of Scots
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