Unexploded mortar shell from bloodiest battle in country's history unearthed after nearly 280 years

Unexploded mortar shell from bloodiest battle in country's history unearthed after nearly 280 years

An unexploded mortar shell from the 1746 Battle of Culloden has been uncovered at the Scottish battlefield, still packed with gunpowder after nearly 280 years.

Archaeologists make 'remarkable' discovery from bloodiest battle...

Archaeologists found the unexploded 5.5-inch shell, announced the find on battle's 280th anniversary Archaeologists have uncovered a mortar shell from the bloodiest battle in Scotland's history — a shell that never detonated. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) announced in mid-April that its archaeologists had found a mortar shell at Culloden Battlefield, just outside Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. The Battle of Culloden was fought on A…

Unexploded mortar shell from bloodiest battle in country’s history unearthed after nearly 280 years

Archaeologists have uncovered a mortar shell from the bloodiest battle in Scotland's history — a shell that never detonated.The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) announced in mid-April that its archaeologists had found a mortar shell at Culloden Battlefield, just outside Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.The Battle of Culloden was fought on April 16, 1746, when a Jacobite force led by Charles Edward Stuart — known as Bonnie Prince Charlie — cl…