Angus HER - NO65SE0041 - RED CASTLE, LUNAN

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NameRED CASTLE, LUNAN
NRHE Card No.NO65SE10
NRHE Numlink 89921
HES SM No. NULL
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Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Complete 1
Details A lead ball from Red Castle (weight 6oz and size 3cm diameter), which is likely to have been fired by a 'hagbut of croc', a weapon dating from the late 15th century to the 17th century. Red Castle was the scene of a series of attacks by James Gray in 1579,1580 and 1581, whose kinsman Andrew Gray owned the nearby Black Jack's Castle.
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Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
 1994 lead ball Stray Find Montrose Museum DBM 1435

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