The man was killed by a massive catapult at Stirling Castle, likely during King Edward I's historic siege of 1304, part of the Wars of Scottish Independence.
All That's Interesting | 19.08.2026 06:00
By 1304, as the Wars of Scottish Independence dragged on, just one Scottish castle still stood strong against the forces of England: Stirling Castle. Determined to bend the Scots to his will, King Edward I of England besieged the castle, and brought with him a powerful new weapon known as a trebuchet. A deadly variety of catapult, his “Warwolf” trebuchet was deployed against the castle — and archaeologists believe that they’ve just found the brutally crushed remains of one of its victims.
