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12-NOV-2007

an old cannon dug up by the workers down at the harbour

Nikon D50
1/125s f/5.6 at 18.0mm full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Guest		23-Mar-2009 22:42
What a fantastic item to find. It coud be reinstated on Battery Place.

Old Bute Boy		23-Mar-2009 20:55
It's true, they used old cannons as a bollard to tie up smaller boats (not CalMac ferries obviously!), The cannons were put in an upright postition and buried into the ground to make it strong enough to secure boats' ropes. You can see that the 1/3 top of the cannon was painted in black whilst the 2/3 bottom was all rust, having been buried in the ground. I really hope the cannon will be saved for the Bute Museum.

Guest		13-Nov-2007 09:48
Cannon???? Aye right!!!!

Máire Uí Mhaicín		12-Nov-2007 18:46
He!he! A Canon telephoto lens from Fred Flintstone!

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