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Wark Castle: Cannon

When Wark Castle was threatened with attack from the Scots in the 16th century, it was defended by cannon. An inventory of the garrison and ordnance, dated 1545, lists the men and ordnance of the castle, including the name of the Wark gun captain, John Carr.

We have reconstructed the sequence of firing a 16th century cannon through a short quiz, so see if you can solve the questions and get the cannon to fire.

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PREHISTORIC BURIALROMAN PERIOD FARMANGLO-SAXON ROYAL PALACEMEDIEVAL VILLAGEMEDIEVAL CASTLEPOST-MEDIEVAL LEAD WORKINGTWENTIETH CENTURY COAL MINE