Post by Thearos on Mar 22nd, 2026 at 6:12am
I think this has been covered before on the forum— the Roman siege of Burnswark Hill, a fort in Scotland.
The original publication is by G. Jobey, in Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society 53 (1977-8)-- the lead sling bullets are either shaped like literal acorns (glandes in Latin) or the more normal "rugby ball" model. Here's a picture.
Burnswark_sling_bullets.jpg (116 KB | 18
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The original publication is by G. Jobey, in Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society 53 (1977-8)-- the lead sling bullets are either shaped like literal acorns (glandes in Latin) or the more normal "rugby ball" model. Here's a picture.
Burnswark_sling_bullets.jpg (116 KB | 18
)