Lerwick, Holmsgarth Road, Shetland Hotel, Cannon
Cannon (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Lerwick, Holmsgarth Road, Shetland Hotel, Cannon
Classification Cannon (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) De Haan
Canmore ID 282507
Site Number HU44SE 275.01
NGR HU 46773 42266
NGR Description HU c. 46773 42266
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/282507
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Lerwick
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
See also HU44SE 8011.
A cannon is mounted on a replica carriage adjacent to the main entrance to the Shetland Hotel (HU44SE 270.00). An adjacent wall-mounted plaque notes:
'Cannon from the Dutch East India Vessel "De Haan" sunk by Spanish privateers in Lerwick Harbour on 13th June, 1640. Retrieved from the harbour by John Robertson, diver, 25 Ronald Street, Lerwick in February 1922.
Replica gun carriage donated constructors Tern Limited'.
Visited by RCAHMS (RJCM), 12 August 2006.
