Kilrenny
Findspot (21st Century), Cannon (Copper Alloy)(Post Medieval)
Site Name Kilrenny
Classification Findspot (21st Century), Cannon (Copper Alloy)(Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 273538
Site Number NO50SE 464
NGR NO 57 04
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/273538
- Council Fife
- Parish Kilrenny
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
Further fragment of the same gun discovered and claimed as Treasure Trove case TT.50/08. Allocated to Fife Museums Service.
Information from TTU (SC) 05 March 2014
NO50SE 464 57 04
Two fragments of the breech end of a 16th-century bronze gun of approximately 28mm bore and bearing a vegetal frieze of decoration, the style of which can be paralleled on a number of Dutch bronzes of the period. The cannon presumably burst upon firing, a problem usually associated with untrained crew and poorly loaded pieces. The pieces were found separately.
Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 109/03 and TT 118/03) and allocated to East Fife Museums.
S Campbell 2004.
