Castle Semple Loch
Cannon (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Castle Semple Loch
Classification Cannon (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 42130
Site Number NS35NE 20
NGR NS 361 587
NGR Description NS c. 361 587
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Lochwinnoch
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS35NE 20 c. 361 587
A very fine brass cannon with the arms of Scotland and J R S engraved on it, was found many years ago in Castle Semple Loch, where a further six are traditionally said to have been lost.
OSA 1791
A bronze cannon, of French manufacture, is said to have been found in the Loch at Lochwinnoch near the Peel (NS35NE 5) about 1850. It is believed to have been used in 1560 at the siege of Castle Semple (NS36SE 9).
Anon 1885
Cannon in Glasgow Art Galleries and Museum (Accession no: 10-46).
Visited by OS (JLD) 9 August 1955
