Marine Historic Environment Consultation Underway

A rare 17th Century 49cwt Prince Rupert patent gun, retrieved from the Stirling Castle , King Charles IIs great 70 gun man o war, was put on public display late last month at the UKs Ramsgate Maritime Museum .

A gun from the Stirling Castle being cleaned of concretion, in which the iron salts of the gun have combined with surrounding sediments to form a hard crust. Photo: Doug Mc Elvoque, Mary Rose Archaeological Services

A rare 17th Century 49cwt Prince Rupert patent gun, retrieved from the Stirling Castle , King Charles IIs great 70 gun man o war, was put on public display late last month at the UKs Ramsgate Maritime Museum .